Naked Scientists Special Editions
Special feature podcasts produced by the Naked Scientists team.
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How important are the microorganisms all around us? - 13.10.23
Dr. Jack Gilbert explains some of the surprising effects that ...
Dr. Jack Gilbert explains some of the surprising effects that microorganisms can have on our lives....
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Diagnosing Emerging Disorders - 13.10.16
How do you look for the cause of a brand ...
How do you look for the cause of a brand new medical problem? Simon Bishop speaks to Professor David Goldstein about using genetic sequencing to uncover the cause of new disorders....
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eLife Episode 4: Undead Cells - 13.10.07
In this issue of the eLife podcast we discuss how ...
In this issue of the eLife podcast we discuss how flatworms can grow new heads and tails, how photosynthesis has evolved over time, social interactions between mice, the properties of "undead" cells, and interactions between steroids and genes....
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What is the Higgs boson? - 13.10.07
Scientists at the Large Hadron Collider have found evidence of ...
Scientists at the Large Hadron Collider have found evidence of a new fundamental particle, that could be the much sought-after Higgs boson. In this Naked Science Scrapbook we find out what a Higgs boson actually is, and why finding it could help us u...
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Stopping HIV Spread - 13.10.06
HIV attacks the immune system, invading one type of cell ...
HIV attacks the immune system, invading one type of cell called a CD4 lymphocyte. The virus encourages infected cells to sidle up alongside healthy, uninfected cells before making them unload an infectious cargo of HIV, passing on the virus. Now rese...
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Red-tailed Black Cockatoo Conservation - 13.10.03
One of Perth, Western Australia's best-loved and most striking birds ...
One of Perth, Western Australia's best-loved and most striking birds - the red-tailed black cockatoo - once common, is now in severe decline. Victoria Gill met Murdoch University's Dr Kristen Warren who has been trying to find out why, by using tr...
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Self-Healing Concrete - 13.09.11
Inspired by biological systems that can self-repair, Diane Gardner is ...
Inspired by biological systems that can self-repair, Diane Gardner is working on polymer 'ligaments', micro capsules of regenerative fluid and even embedded bacteria that can help concrete to repair itself when it cracks. The technology has the poten...
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Tackling the tangles in Alzheimer's Disease - 13.09.26
Until recently, it has been extremely difficult to track the ...
Until recently, it has been extremely difficult to track the progression of Alzheimer's disease, as the neurons of the brain which are affected by the disease are impossible to view directly. However this week a Japanese research group, writing the t...
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British Science Festival 2013: Victorian Science - 13.09.17
The Victorian Science Spectacular came to Newcastle as part of ...
The Victorian Science Spectacular came to Newcastle as part of the British Science Festival, and Ginny Smith went along to see what it was all about, and caught up with some of the performers afterwards. Dr Aileen Fyfe and Prof. Iwan Morus showed wha...
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2013.09.17 - British Science Festival 2013: Ancient Parasites Treat Allergies - 13.09.17
Ancient parasites could be used to cure severe allergy sufferers ...
Ancient parasites could be used to cure severe allergy sufferers according to new research from the University of Cambridge. Matt Burnett discovers how Dr Piers Mitchell has unearthed which parasites infected our ancient ancestors. Doctors could use ...
