Frog Guts & Demon Hunting Rats | 466
This week on Hysteria 51 , we’re ping-ponging between “medical science is incredible” and “we are absolutely doomed (pun intended).” First up: researchers in Japan isolated a gut bacterium from Japanese tree frogs that, in a preclinical mouse model , showed shockingly strong anti-tumor results against colorectal cancer —the kind of headline that makes you whisper, “Nature… what else you hiding in there?” (Answer: apparently a lot.) Then we pivot to the most important scientific breakthrough since fire: rats trained to play DOOM … and now they’ve learned how to shoot demons using a custom lever setup. Yes, really. Somewhere a lab coat just gained a Metallica patch. It’s a weird news buffet of frog-gut cancer research , DOOM-playing rodents , and the comforting reminder that the future is equal parts miracle and chaos. Links & Resources 📌 Gut Science 📌 Rat DOOM Email us your favorite WEIRD news stories: weird@hysteria51.com Support the Show Get exclusive content & perks as well as an ad and sponsor free experience at https://www.patreon.com/Hysteria51 from just $1 Shop Be the Best Dressed at your Cult Meeting! https://www.teepublic.com/stores/hysteria51?ref_id=9022 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .