Blue ringed octopus, insulin producing stem cells, chloroplasts vs pathogens

Cat, Nick and Tim bring you this week’s serve of Boiling Point Science:

Shy but deadly – the secrets behind the toxin that makes the blue ringed octopus so dangerous
Blood sugar too high ? – how researchers turn stem cells into insulin-producing pancreas cells
Green and aggressive – chloroplasts are capable of much more than just photosynthesis

3d rendered set of plant organelle chloroplast isolated on black Photo by: Dmitry Knorre

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