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eLife Episode 10: Radiation, Anti-aphrodisiacs and Glowing Squid - 14.03.31
In this episode of the eLife podcast we hear about ...
In this episode of the eLife podcast we hear about the mating habits of flies, radiation resistance in bacteria, how insects learned to smell, and the Hawaiian bobtail squid......
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The Battle of the Sexes - 14.03.16
The course of true love never did run smooth and ...
The course of true love never did run smooth and this can be seen across the animal kingdom too. The Malacological Society of London held their annual meeting and this year it was all about sexual selection....
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Selecting Species to Save - 14.03.14
With as much as 30% of all species potentially at ...
With as much as 30% of all species potentially at risk of extinction, there is a 'Noah's ark' problem of selecting which species to save. This week the Royal Society held a meeting to discuss extinction risks and the best strategies to prioritise con...
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eLife Episode 9: Redeye, Spies and Bacteria - 14.02.28
In this episode of the eLife podcast we learn more ...
In this episode of the eLife podcast we learn more about sleep, super Spy chaperones, swimming bacteria, orphan genes and the neuroscience of birdsong....
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The Naked Mole Rat - 14.02.27
The peculiarities of the naked mole-rat: what can we learn ...
The peculiarities of the naked mole-rat: what can we learn from them? Cambridge University pharmacologist Ewan St John Smith hosts this meeting of Cafe Scientifique, Cambridge, kicking off with an interview about the naked mole rat with Chris Berrow...
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David Willetts AAAS Audio Blog - 14.02.20
UK Universities and Science Minister, David Willetts, becomes his own ...
UK Universities and Science Minister, David Willetts, becomes his own radio presenter; here, on a tour organised by the UK's Science and Innovation Network, he charts his meetings with scientists and entrepreneurs in Chicago, including discovering ho...
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David Willetts Speech to the AAAS - 14.02.15
Addressing the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) ...
Addressing the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 2014 meeting in Chicago, David Willetts, UK Minister for Universities and Science, outlines how the special relationship between Britain and the US, coupled with competition an...
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Packing Up a Museum - 14.02.12
Moving house is one of life's most stressful events; so ...
Moving house is one of life's most stressful events; so imagine packing up 4 million artifacts of a museum collection. That's exactly what they are doing at Cambridge University's museum of Zoology. Harriet Johnson went to find out how they're gettin...
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eLife Episode 8: Rats won't rat on rats - 14.01.31
In this episode of the eLife podcast we discuss ants, ...
In this episode of the eLife podcast we discuss ants, rats, sharks and rays, and the pathogen that causes corn smut in maize....
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Can we eradicate Polio? - 14.01.27
Polio might not have been seen in Britain since the ...
Polio might not have been seen in Britain since the 1980's, but despite worldwide efforts the potentially fatal disease is still endemic in three countries. Kate Lamble caught up with the Director of Immunisation at the Department of Health, Professo...
