Why do Animals have Stomachs?
- Author
- Hiro Kato, Shawna Reibling, Patrícia Ferreira
- Published
- Mon 10 Apr 2023
- Episode Link
- https://research-chat.simplecast.com/episodes/patricia-f-TnONPAww
The episode features:
- Patrícia Ferreira, (she/her) is a PhD student in the Department of Biological and Chemical Sciences and 2022 WinS Hypatia winner.
- Her research uses the power of CRISPR gene editing to create fish that have no stomachs and then uses these animal models to explore why organisms have stomachs and what the implications are of having a stomach, or not.
- She is interviewed by Hiromichi Kato, (he/him) a PhD student in the Department of Mathematics.
- Additional information about the research and transcript (with relevant links) is available from wlu.ca/Research-Chat
