In the newest episode of Trinity Talks Science, we talk with contributor Maeve about the plastics in our oceans,  contributor Danielle about cloning and we sit down with Dr. Jeremy Piggott to discuss environmental monitoring!

Bacteria To The Future - 2:06 Monkey See, Monkey Clone - 16:40 Dr. Jeremy Piggott - 32:10

Sources: Bacteria to the Future: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-norway-whale/plastic-bags-found-clogging-stomach-of-dead-whale-in-norway-idUSKBN15I2EI https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0269749114002425 https://eic.rsc.org/feature/the-massive-problem-of-microplastics/2000127.article https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2018.00039/full https://www.forbes.com/sites/trevornace/2017/07/26/million-plastic-bottles-minute-91-not-recycled/#56a82e38292c https://www.greenfacts.org/en/marine-litter/l-2/3-micro-plastics.htm https://www.rte.ie/news/2017/0915/905084-birds-plastic-consumption/

Monkey See, Monkey Clone: “Cloning of Macaque Monkeys by Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer” Poo et. al, http://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(18)30057-6 Turner, L. “A Sheep Named Dolly.” CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal 156.8 (1997): 1149–1150. Print.

Dr. Jeremy Piggott: http://www.tcd.ie/Zoology/research/groups/piggott/

Credits: Hosts: Molly McCrory and Aneta Gaxha Contributors: Maeve McCann, Danielle Olavario, and Peter Cox Sound Editor: Kate Finucane Executive Producer: Peter Cox Publishing: Thomas Donovan Public Relations Officer: Molly McCrory Secretary: Dan Giffney Fact Checker: Aneta Gaxha Producers: Dan Giffney, Molly McCrory, Kate Finucane, Aneta Gaxha, Thomas Donovan, Ciaran Kelly, Shaun Ussher Special Thanks: DU General Science Society, Trinity News, Dr. Jeremy Piggott Voices: https://soundcloud.com/trinity-news/voices-episode-1-undecided-voters