3-Parent Babies, Shrinking Moles, Being Kind to Narcissists

Today you’ll learn about how researchers have been able to grow embryos that have three genetic parents, how European moles can shrink down to a tenth of their size during winter, and whether or not being kind to narcissists makes any difference in their behavior. 

3-Parent Babies 

• “Study reveals how babies born from 3 parents are surprisingly similar to normal babies” by Rupendra Brahambhatt
  • https://interestingengineering.com/science/spindle-transfer-embryo-development
• “Single-cell multiomics analyses of spindle-transferred human embryos suggest a mostly normal embryonic development” by Shuyue Qi
  • https://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.3001741

Shrinking Moles 

“European moles can shrink by a tenth in winter to save energy” By James Ashworth

• https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/news/2022/september/european-moles-can-shrink-by-tenth-winter-save-energy.html

“Winter conditions, not resource availability alone, may drive reversible seasonal skull size changes in moles” by Lucie Nováková, Javier Lázaro, Marion Muturi, Christian Dullin and Dina K. N. Dechmann

• https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsos.220652

Being Kind to Narcissists 

• “New study investigates the role compassion may play in reducing certain narcissistic traits” by Laura Staloch
  • https://www.psypost.org/2022/12/new-study-investigates-the-role-compassion-may-play-in-reducing-certain-narcissistic-traits-64480
• “Narcissistic traits and compassion: Embracing oneself while devoiding others” by Vanessa Lea Freund et al.
  • https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.914270/full

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