Learn about the science of sourdough starters; and why identical twins aren’t so identical after all. Then, play along at home as we test your podcast knowledge with this month’s Curiosity Challenge trivia game.

Study of sourdough from around the world shows location doesn't matter for its microbes by Cameron Duke

• Intercontinental study sheds light on the microbial life of sourdough. (2021). EurekAlert! iss012621.php">https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-01/ncsu-iss012621.php
• Kiniry, L. (2020). Why San Francisco does sourdough best. Bbc.com.
• http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20200402-why-san-francisco-does-sourdough-best
• Landis, E. A., Oliverio, A. M., McKenney, E. A., Nichols, L. M., Kfoury, N., Biango-Daniels, M., Shell, L. K., Madden, A. A., Shapiro, L., Shravya Sakunala, Kinsey Drake, Robbat, A., Booker, M., Dunn, R. R., Fierer, N., & Wolfe, B. E. (2021, January 26). The diversity and function of sourdough starter microbiomes. ELife; eLife Sciences Publications, Ltd. https://elifesciences.org/articles/61644

Identical twins aren't so identical after all by Steffie Drucker

• Jarry, J. (2021, January 24). Identical Twins Are Not Identical. Office for Science and Society. McGill University. https://www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/general-science/identical-twins-are-not-identical
• Guardian staff reporter. (2021, January 8). Identical twins are not so identical, study suggests. The Guardian; The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/science/2021/jan/08/identical-twins-are-not-so-identical-study-suggests
• Machemer, T. (2021, January 13). Many Identical Twins Actually Have Slightly Different DNA. Smithsonian Magazine; Smithsonian Magazine. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/identical-twins-can-have-slightly-different-dna-180976736/
• Nicoletta Lanese. (2021, January 7). Identical twins don’t share 100% of their DNA. Livescience.com; Live Science. twins-dont-share-all-dna.html">https://www.livescience.com/identical-twins-dont-share-all-dna.html
• Jonsson, H., Magnusdottir, E., et. al. (2021). Differences between germline genomes of monozygotic twins. Nature Genetics, 53(1), 27–34. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41588-020-00755-1

Episodes referenced in Curiosity Challenge Trivia game:

• Chronotypes: https://www.curiositydaily.com/why-does-february-have-28-days/
• Ants on stilts: https://www.curiositydaily.com/why-scientists-made-ants-walk-on-stilts/
• Smellicopter: https://www.curiositydaily.com/the-dark-ages-werent-really-dark/

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