{"podcast":{"title":"🎙️ Science News Daily | Peer Review'd","slug":"science-news-daily-peer-review-d-7298183","podcast_index_feed_id":7298183,"rss_url":"https://feeds.transistor.fm/science-daily","website_url":"https://peerreviewd.com","image_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/0YjROkSiDd5a5wjZ4FvbKioNLDRR1G4QcK8mSRB7tQ0/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS80YjA4/ODU0ZWZhOTY5MDY3/ZjU3ODFlODZhZDli/NmJkMS5wbmc.jpg","author":"Science News Daily","episode_count":425,"summary":"Explore the Universe - One Day at a Time 🔬 From space missions and biology breakthroughs to physics, tech, and the wonders of our world—Science News Daily delivers fast, fascinating science updates to keep your brain buzzing. Whether you're a student, a science lover, or just curious, we've got your daily fix. https://peerreviewd.com","last_synced_at":"2026-07-30T00:19:34.920199+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/science-news-daily-peer-review-d-7298183"},"episode":{"title":"🔬 Scientists Just Broke the Code of Life — Plus Brain Secrets, Cancer Breakthroughs & More","slug":"scientists-just-broke-the-code-of-life-plus-brain-secrets-cancer-breakthroughs-more","published_at":"2026-05-07T12:04:33+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/science-news-daily-peer-review-d-7298183/scientists-just-broke-the-code-of-life-plus-brain-secrets-cancer-breakthroughs-more","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/science-news-daily-peer-review-d-7298183","url":"https://science-news-daily.transistor.fm/episodes/scientists-just-broke-the-code-of-life-plus-brain-secrets-cancer-breakthroughs-more","audio_url":"https://media.transistor.fm/9e2fffd4/255fdf8a.mp3","summary":"Researchers have stumbled upon a microscopic organism that defies the near-universal genetic code shared by virtually all life on Earth — rewriting what we thought we knew about the fundamental rules of biology. On the human health front, scientists have identified a chemical difference in the brains of people with anxiety that may be linked to a common nutrient, while two major cancer discoveries — including a molecule that could make drug-resistant cancers treatable again — are turning heads in oncology. MIT neuroscientists have uncovered millions of 'silent synapses' in the adult brain, a hidden reserve of learning capacity that makes up roughly 30% of connections in the adult cortex. Meanwhile, new DNA analysis of a massive Stone Age burial site near Paris reveals a dramatic and mysterious population collapse — and space exploration just got a serious boost with a record-breaking thruster test that could make Mars missions far more viable. Subscribe to Peer Review'd Newsletter: https://peerreviewd.com/ Love Science? Check out our other Science tools: 60sec.site and Artificial Intelligence Radio","meta_description":"Researchers have stumbled upon a microscopic organism that defies the near-universal genetic code shared by virtually all life on Earth — rewriting what w…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":535,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/science-news-daily-peer-review-d-7298183/episodes/scientists-just-broke-the-code-of-life-plus-brain-secrets-cancer-breakthroughs-more/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/science-news-daily-peer-review-d-7298183/scientists-just-broke-the-code-of-life-plus-brain-secrets-cancer-breakthroughs-more.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}