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Worms can get the munchies. #shorts #science #SciShow
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Uploaded: | 2023-08-09 |
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MLA Full: | "Worms can get the munchies. #shorts #science #SciShow." YouTube, uploaded by SciShow, 9 August 2023, www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmKEjjMxjXI. |
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SciShow, "Worms can get the munchies. #shorts #science #SciShow.", August 9, 2023, YouTube, 00:56, https://youtube.com/watch?v=hmKEjjMxjXI. |
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Angela Reed: Fact Checker
Amy Peterson: Script Editor
Madison Lynn: Videographer
Stefan Chin: Script Supervisor
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Daniel Comiskey: Editorial Director
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Savannah: If you've consumed cannabis, you're probably familiar with the munchies. Also known as "hedonic eating," this impulse to raid the pantry while high isn't unique to humans. It turns out even tiny worms will pick calorie-dense, tasty food when under the influence, thanks to a thing called cannabinoids. Cannabinoids are compounds found in weed; they make us hungry because they mimic the compounds that run our endocannabinoid system, which helps regulate many biological functions, including eating.
And when researchers wanted to know how long we've had this system, they turned to an old reliable lab friend: the nematode C. elegans. They exposed these worms to endocannabinoids to investigate just how far back the evolution of the system goes. Exposure to endo cannabinoids increased C. elegans' preference for the yummiest, most nutritionally dense foods, while causing them to ignore inferior grub. So that means our endocannabinoid receptor pathways are older than the last ancestor we shared with nematodes, over 500 million years ago.
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And when researchers wanted to know how long we've had this system, they turned to an old reliable lab friend: the nematode C. elegans. They exposed these worms to endocannabinoids to investigate just how far back the evolution of the system goes. Exposure to endo cannabinoids increased C. elegans' preference for the yummiest, most nutritionally dense foods, while causing them to ignore inferior grub. So that means our endocannabinoid receptor pathways are older than the last ancestor we shared with nematodes, over 500 million years ago.
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