SciShow: Can Humans Breathe Through Their Butts?

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Content of the Lesson: To discover more about Nature’s Fynd, visit https://naturesfynd.com. To learn about their remarkable nutritional fungi protein and fermentation process, visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sodONlWRiE0. Scientists have known for some time that certain animals can breathe using their butts, but now, researchers have determined that certain mammals can too! And in very much other news, researchers in Washington state have developed a new method for turning waste plastics into something useful! Hosted by: Hank Green SciShow has a spinoff podcast! It's called SciShow Tangents. Check it out at http://www.scishowtangents.org ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ---------- Huge thanks go to the following Patreon supporters for helping us keep SciShow free for everyone forever: Silas Emrys, Drew Hart, Jeffrey Mckishen, James Knight, Christoph Schwanke, Jacob, Matt Curls, Christopher R Boucher, Eric Jensen, Adam Brainard, Nazara, GrowingViolet, Ash, Laura Sanborn, Sam Lutfi, Piya Shedden, KatieMarie Magnone, charles george, Alex Hackman, Chris Peters, Kevin Bealer, Alisa Sherbow ---------- Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet? Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/scishow Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/scishow Tumblr: http://scishow.tumblr.com Instagram: http://instagram.com/thescishow ---------- Sources: https://www.cell.com/med/fulltext/S2666-6340(21)00153-7?utm_source=EA https://www.phlbi.org/divisions/blood-disorders/artificial-blood https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2021/05/mammals-can-breathe-through-their-intestines https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-05/cp-mcu050621.php https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667109321000233?via%3Dihub https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-05/wsu-ntc051121.php https://www.sciencenews.org/article/chemistry-recycling-plastic-landfills-trash-materials https://www.pslc.ws/macrog/pe.htm https://www.epa.gov/facts-and-figures-about-materials-waste-and-recycling/plastics-material-specific-data Images: https://www.inaturalist.org/photos/2794155 https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/human-respiratory-system-lungs-anatomy-gm1250973588-364947615 https://www.istockphoto.com/vector/microvilli-detail-of-the-small-intestine-vector-diagram-gm499566195-42565582 https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/3d-illustration-of-microscopic-closeup-of-intestine-villus-and-s-gm864198560-143297523 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Perfluorodecalin-3D-balls.png https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/doctor-diagnosing-patient%C3%A2s-health-on-asthma-lung-disease-covid-19-or-bone-cancer-gm1284526816-381629841 https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/plastic-recycling-gm1220250268-357231204 https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/eco-container-with-plastic-bottles-gm1160003427-317388426 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Polyethylene.jpg https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/ruthenium-ru-periodic-table-gm483116725-38069056 https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/refueling-of-the-passenger-plane-gm636807654-113204903 https://www.istockphoto.com/vector/emoji-in-face-mask-gm1218431320-356033178 https://www.istockphoto.com/vector/isolated-peach-illustration-gm630020582-112280117 https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/pork-butt-on-the-farm-gm629555798-112050109


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