For Science!

Another interesting article that popped up on my feed is that of Pepper, who has become the unexpected provider of data for his human carer. Peppers human, a virologist at the University of Florida named John Lednicky, has identified strains of jeilongvirus and orthoreovirus revealed to be present in prey that Pepper has returned with.

You can find more information on Peppers discovery here:

https://news.ufl.edu/2025/07/cat-discovers-new-virus/#:~:text=Pepper%2C%20the%20pet%20cat%20who,of%20UF’s%20Emerging%20Pathogens%20Institute.

Pepper is unaffected by his continuing quest for scientific discovery.