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In this highlight Amanda talks about jellyfish and the many ways in which they are thought to be transgressive potential threats to biosecurity. Amanda reminds us to try and thinking sensitively about creatures who seem vastly different to us and to also be amazed by the feats they can accomplish. This content was originally aired in Season 5 of The Animal Turn Podcast.

 Featured: 

• Jellyfishby Peter Williams; 
• March of the Jelliesby Tamar Stelling; 
• Comparative genomics of mortal and immortal cnidarians novel keys behind rejuvenationby Maria Pascal-Torner; 
• Aging and longevity in the simplest animals and the quest for immortalityby Ronald S. Petralia et al; 
• Immortal jellyfish genes identified that may explain their long lives by Jason Dinh; and 
• It’s all in the (Jellyfish) Family by Kalila Morsink.

 

Credits:

• Claudia Hirtenfelder, producer and host 
• Amanda Bunten-Walberg, co-host
• Christiaan Mentz, sound editor and producer 
• Rebecca Shen, content producer and designer (logo and episode artwork)
• Gordon Clarke, bed music composer
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Thank you to the sponsors of the fifth season of The Animal Turn podcast, “Animals and Biosecurity,” where this animal highlight was originally aired 27 January 2023. They are: Animals in Philosophy, Politics, Law, and Ethics (A.P.P.L.E) and the Biosecurities and Urban Governance Research Collective 

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