Wed. 01/04 - A Global Vault of Frozen Stool Samples
Could a poop vault become joining the Svalbard Global Seed Vault's new neighbor? Some scientists think could be a pretty crappy move. Plus, the US congressman who’s slated to be sworn in on a Superman comic. And the History of the World, Part Two.
Links:
The “disappearing” human microbiome — and the fraught push to preserve it (Inverse)
A Mass Extinction Is Taking Place in the Human Gut (WIRED)
The Invisible Extinction
EXPLAINER: How the House of Representatives elects a speaker (AP)
Kevin McCarthy’s failed House speakership bid, explained (Vox)
Congressman-elect to be sworn in on the…
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