The Show Notes: Episode 14: Exploring Regeneration from Wolverine and Deadpool to Actual Factual Science

In this episode we dig into regeneration: axolotls, Wolverine's caloric intake, Deadpool & Cancer, 3D-bioprinting, Fifth Element, Attack on Titan, Groot, Hydra, Morphallaxis, Bioelectronics and more.

Georgia Geis @atomic_number14

Episode 14: Exploring Regeneration from Wolverine and Deadpool to Actual Factual Science

Welcome to the Shownotes! We are staying organized with timestamps (folks seemed to like them). As always, feel free to comment, and we will address stuff in future shows! Enjoy.

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Joe’s Show Notes:

00:00 Welcome to the Rabbit Hole of Research

00:42 Upcoming Movie: Wolverine and Deadpool July 26th 2024

00:49 Podcast Plans and Mini Episodes

02:37 Drinks of the Day

• Nick: Galactic Grizzly: Sun King and Liquid Death

• Joe: Turbo Reaper: 3 Floyd’s and Water

03:37 Introduction to Limb and Organ Regeneration

• OHSU Center for Regenerative Medicine

• Dr. Bozhi Tian’s “Living Bioelectronics”

04:27 Regeneration in Animals

• Five animals that can regenerate - The Guardian

• 6 Animals that Can Regenerate Body Parts - SciTechDaily

• How do Animals Regenerate Limbs? | Deep Sea World

• The cellular basis for animal regeneration - PMC - NCBI

• How These 4 Animals Can Regenerate and Why Humans Can't

04:43 Plant Regeneration

05:21 Mechanisms of Regeneration

• Cell Proliferation

• Dedifferentiation

• Morphallaxis

• Blastema Formation

10:27 the Cnidarian hydra

• Ray Harryhausen’s skeleton warriors children from the hydra’s teeth

• Hercules vs the Hydra

12:48 Marvel Characters and Regeneration

13:13 Deadpool

• Deadpool's Healing Factor Upgrade Makes Even Wolverine Look Underpowered

• Deadpool's Healing Factor is The Opposite of Wolverine's

16:28 Dr. Curtis Connors (Lizard)

• Proliferation versus regeneration

• From cancer to rejuvenation

• Houston Methodist researchers review the similarities and contrasts of amphibian regeneration and mammalian cancer…

• Cancer from the perspective of stem cells and misappropriated tissue regeneration mechanisms

• How stem cell therapies can provide new ways to stop tumors from spreading or coming back

20:57 The Fifth Element (1997)

• 3D bio printing

• Leeloo 200,000 Memo groups

22:20 Wolverine's Healing Factor

• Hayflick Limit

• Wolverine (Healing Factor Superpower) Science Explained (Biology)

• Marvel Explains Why Wolverine's Healing Factor is So Powerful

• How Wolverine's Healing Factor Works (With Science) - YouTube

28:20 Debating Groot's True Nature

• Really a tree?

28:39 Rocket Raccoon's Origins

29:37 The Reality Stone

31:22 Jurassic World Dinosaurs

32:16 Superman's Healing Powers

• Wolverine vs Superman

33:08 Vampires and Regeneration (Future Episode 21)

• Healing factor

• Vampire Science

36:06 LD 50 or Median Lethal Dose

• The median lethal dose (LD50) for Caffeine

38:02 Attack on Titan

40:49 Human Regeneration

• Liver Regeneration

• Regeneration in humans - Wikipedia

• What Is Regeneration, and Can Other Organs ... - Discover Magazine

• Which human body organ can regrow? - BYJU'S

• Curious Kids: why can some organs regenerate while others can't?

47:43 The Mummy (1999)

48:18 Voldemort grew a rudimentary body

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