Summary: Researchers at the University of California, Irvine moved a step closer to finding a successful treatment for Alzheimer’s disease using human stem cells in animal models. Sam Litzinger spoke to a member of the research team, Dr. Frank LaFerla, about this groundbreaking development. Litzinger also speaks with legendary musician and bioacoustician Dr. Bernie Krause about his revolutionary work using animal vocalizations to create orchestral music, which is the subject of his new book, The Great Animal Orchestra. Then, it’s BirdNote, which examines the songs of sparrows.
