This week is our Christmas Episode! In this episode the Preprints in Motion team get together and discuss exciting, new preprints with a festive theme. We talk about smart soil, mitochondria DNA in relation to COVID 19, shock absorber stress granules as well as a discussion on nepotistic journals and much more including festive cheer and merriment.   Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from us at Preprints in Motion. Read the full preprints: https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.11.19.468202v1 https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.04.26.441141v1.full https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.09.26.461876v1.full https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.07.30.227553v1.full https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/348508v1.full https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.02.03.429520v1?rss=1 https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.02.07.938555v1.full This episode was produced by Emma Wilson and edited by John D Howard . If you enjoyed this show then hit that subscribe button and leave a review. If you love what we are trying to do then support us on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/preprintsinmotion where tiers start at as little as £1 a month! For the latest podcast news and updates follow us on Twitter @MotionPod or visit our website; www.preprintsinmotion.com. Produced by JEmJ Productions (find us on Twitter: Jonny @JACoates, Emma @ELWilson92, John @JohnDHoward8) and generously supported by ASAPbio (https://asapbio.org | @asapbio_).