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---
title: "Oyster Mushrooms, Hearing, Accessibility, Obesity, Webb Space Telescope"
description: |
Oyster mushroom fungus uses nerve gas to paralyse and eat tiny worms More detailed understanding of how oyster mushrooms, a carnivorous fungus, kill their prey to use them as nitrogen source.
date: 2023-02-08
doi: https://doi.org/10.53731/cykt71w-www44bb
categories: ["weekly"]
image: "/images/STScI-WebbSouthernRing.jpg"
open-graph:
image: "/images/STScI-WebbSouthernRing.jpg"
aliases:
- /oyster-mushrooms-hearing-accessibility
---
### [Oyster mushroom fungus uses nerve gas to paralyse and eat tiny worms](https://www.newscientist.com/article/2355065-oyster-mushroom-fungus-uses-nerve-gas-to-paralyse-and-eat-tiny-worms/)
Oyster mushroom fungus uses nerve gas to paralyse and eat tiny worms
More detailed understanding of how oyster mushrooms, a carnivorous fungus, kill their prey to use them as nitrogen source.
### [Hard of Hearing](https://occamstypewriter.org/cromercrox/2023/01/03/hard-of-hearing/)
Henry Gee talks about the fascinating evolution of mammalian hearing and the revelation of starting to use a hearing aid himself.
### [Access is not the same as accessibility: A framework for making research papers truly open](https://blog.arxiv.org/2023/01/19/access-is-not-the-same-as-accessibility-a-framework-for-making-research-papers-truly-open/)
ArXiv completed intensive user research last year, looking into the accessibility of research papers. Offering well-formatted HTML in addition to PDF will lead to critical accessibility gains.
### [The New Obesity Breakthrough Drugs](https://erictopol.substack.com/p/the-new-obesity-breakthrough-drugs)
Two new drugs to treat obesity have recently been approved. They reduce body weight by 15-20% in placebo-controlled randomized clinical trials and work by mimicking gut hormones secreted after food intake.
### [Two Weeks In, the Webb Space Telescope Is Reshaping Astronomy](https://www.quantamagazine.org/two-weeks-in-the-webb-space-telescope-is-reshaping-astronomy-20220725/)
Report on the first research activities after the James Webb Telescope launched in July 2022.
## References
1. Oyster mushroom fungus uses nerve gas to paralyse and eat tiny worms. New Scientist. Accessed March 28, 2023. <https://www.newscientist.com/article/2355065-oyster-mushroom-fungus-uses-nerve-gas-to-paralyse-and-eat-tiny-worms/>
1. Gee H. Hard of Hearing | The End Of The Pier Show. Accessed March 28, 2023. <https://occamstypewriter.org/cromercrox/2023/01/03/hard-of-hearing/>
1. Access is not the same as accessibility: A framework for making research papers truly open – arXiv blog. Accessed March 28, 2023. <https://blog.arxiv.org/2023/01/19/access-is-not-the-same-as-accessibility-a-framework-for-making-research-papers-truly-open/>
1. Topol E. The New Obesity Breakthrough Drugs. Ground Truths. Published December 10, 2022. Accessed March 28, 2023. <https://erictopol.substack.com/p/the-new-obesity-breakthrough-drugs>
1. O’Callaghan J. Two Weeks In, the Webb Space Telescope Is Reshaping Astronomy. Quanta Magazine. Published July 25, 2022. Accessed March 28, 2023. <https://www.quantamagazine.org/two-weeks-in-the-webb-space-telescope-is-reshaping-astronomy-20220725/>