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Moa De-Extinction, Fashionable Chimps, And Robot Surgery – No Human Required

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Charlie Haigh

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Charlie is the Marketing Coordinator and Writer for IFLScience, she’s currently completing a undergraduate degree in Forensic Psychology.

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This week on Break It Down: just a week after the discovery of our third-ever interstellar visitor we may know where it came from, ancient enamel provides a snapshot into the lives of prehistoric rhinos, the moa becomes the fifth species targeted for de-extinction, a robot performs gallbladder surgery – no human required, chimps start a new fashion trend with grass in their ears (and rears), and 100 years since The Scopes (Monkey) Trial, how much has changed? Available on all your favorite podcast apps: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean, Amazon Music, and more.

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Interstellar visitor

Prof Chris Lintott interview

Ancient enamel

Moa de-extinction

Moa foot

Robot surgery

Fashionable chimps

The Scopes (Monkey) Trial

The Big Questions

We Have Questions

Human origins

Malayan tigers


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