How the moon causes tides and ancient viruses lurking in your DNA: Tiny Show and Tell Us #7

In this episode of Tiny Show and Tell Us, we break down the complicated science of tides and why some places have massive tidal swings while others do not. We also cover the role of ancient viral DNA in our genomes, and how it seems to be making us less susceptible to cancer treatments like chemotherapy.We need your stories — they're what make these bonus episodes possible! Write in to tinymatters@acs.org *or fill out this form* with your favorite science fact or science news story for a chance to be featured in a future episode and win a Tiny Matters mug!Here's the tides video George mentioned. The rest of the references for this episode can be found at acs.org/tinymatters.