S2E3: Bodily Fluids

Snot and pee and earwax, oh my! Why are we so full of gross substances? What do our fluids do for us? And is there really a chemical to catch people peeing in the pool?

Featuring Erika Engelhaupt, a science writer and editor and author of the new book “Gory Details: Adventures from the Dark Side of Science." Find it here: https://amzn.to/3eUFxdw

Citations and further reading: 

• The structure and function of pathogen disgust | Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. (2018)
• Why Are We So Grossed out by Our Own Bodily Fluids? by Danny Gallagher, Dollar Shave Club (2020)
• Hart, G. D. (2001). Descriptions of blood and blood disorders before the advent of laboratory studies. British Journal of Haematology.
• Lum, C. L., Jeyanthi, S., Prepageran, N., Vadivelu, J., & Raman, R. (2008). Antibacterial and antifungal properties of human cerumen. The Journal of Laryngology & Otology.
• Salivary Glands and Saliva by Richard Bowen, VIVO Pathophysiology, Colorado State University 
• Yuck! My Snot Is Green: A Look at What Your Mucus Says About Your Health, Penn Medicine (2020)
• Here's what the color of your snot really means by Julia Calderon and Skye Gould, Tech Insider (2016)
• Hodge, B. D., Sanvictores, T., & Brodell, R. T. (2020, October). Anatomy, Skin Sweat Glands. Nih.gov; StatPearls Publishing. 
• Curious Kids: why is urine yellow? by Jaquelyne Hughes, The Conversation (2019)

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