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There was a curious disease found in New Guinea, that caused a very odd pattern of deaths. The reason for the outbreak turned out to be very simple, but you won’t believe it...
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References and Further Reading
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6466359/
https://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/all-disorders/kuru-information-page
https://text.npr.org/s.php?sId=482952588
https://www.cdc.gov/prions/index.html
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/creutzfeldt-jakob-disease-cjd/
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/what-is-a-prion-specifica/
https://www.cdc.gov/prions/bse/index.html
https://www.fda.gov/animal-veterinary/animal-health-literacy/all-about-bse-mad-cow-disease
https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/0-387-21755-X_3
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20948292/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25131595/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24189576/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28109329/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18558863/
https://people.howstuffworks.com/cannibalism8.htm
https://www.businessinsider.com/why-self-cannibalism-is-bad-idea-2018-5?amp&r=US&IR=T
https://www.nature.com/articles/srep44707/tables/2
https://www.wired.co.uk/article/lab-grown-human-meat-cannibalism
https://api.nationalgeographic.com/distribution/public/amp/news/2017/02/cannibalism-common-natural-history-bill-schutt
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There was a curious disease found in New Guinea, that caused a very odd pattern of deaths. The reason for the outbreak turned out to be very simple, but you won’t believe it...
You can WATCH the podcast over on our YouTube channel:
http://youtube.com/SciGuys
If you would like to support the podcast, please donate to our Patreon:
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References and Further Reading
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6466359/
https://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/all-disorders/kuru-information-page
https://text.npr.org/s.php?sId=482952588
https://www.cdc.gov/prions/index.html
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/creutzfeldt-jakob-disease-cjd/
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/what-is-a-prion-specifica/
https://www.cdc.gov/prions/bse/index.html
https://www.fda.gov/animal-veterinary/animal-health-literacy/all-about-bse-mad-cow-disease
https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/0-387-21755-X_3
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20948292/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25131595/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24189576/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28109329/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18558863/
https://people.howstuffworks.com/cannibalism8.htm
https://www.businessinsider.com/why-self-cannibalism-is-bad-idea-2018-5?amp&r=US&IR=T
https://www.nature.com/articles/srep44707/tables/2
https://www.wired.co.uk/article/lab-grown-human-meat-cannibalism
https://api.nationalgeographic.com/distribution/public/amp/news/2017/02/cannibalism-common-natural-history-bill-schutt
Follow the Sci Guys
@notcorry / @jampkin / @lukecutforth
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