The Cost of a Life

The Cost of a Life

We often hear about amazing new medical developments which could improve disease treatment. But what about the ethical considerations involved in deciding how to use these advances? Hannah Critchlow and Ginny Smith discuss how we decide which drugs we can afford and what the limits are on designer babies. Plus how DJ's help get you in the groove, the risk of dengue fever at the World Cup, and how you can win the 10 million Longitude prize! Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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Chasing fire clouds, and nanoparticles blitz brain cancers

Chasing fire clouds, and nanoparticles blitz brain cancers

In this week's show, wildfires have now spread to Italy, Canada, and the wine-producing region of France, Bordeaux. These fires produce a peculiar cloud phenomenon called pyrocumulonimbus and scientis...

31 Heinä 28min

Titans of Science: Sara Wickstrom

Titans of Science: Sara Wickstrom

This week, our Titan of Science is cell biologist Sara Wickstrom. Her work focuses on how cells communicate with one another to coordinate growth, development, and movement. These insights have just w...

28 Heinä 29min

Wildfires worldwide, and algae microbots for drug delivery

Wildfires worldwide, and algae microbots for drug delivery

In this week's show, wildfires continue to race across the world in Canada, Ireland, Scotland and Italy. Why are they happening, and what can we do to prevent them? Plus, scientists track neighbourhoo...

24 Heinä 31min

Titans of Science: Adrian Owen

Titans of Science: Adrian Owen

This week, our Titans of Science series continues with neuropsychologist and author Adrian Owen. Adrian's work has focused on determining how different parts of the brain contribute to functions such ...

21 Heinä 31min

Alzheimer's drug breakthrough, and sugar in space

Alzheimer's drug breakthrough, and sugar in space

A new drug called Trontinemab, which could stop Alzheimer's disease, is about to start clinical trials. How does it work? Also, scientists at the University of Oxford have created a vaccine to fight E...

17 Heinä 33min

Titans of Science: Enrico Coen

Titans of Science: Enrico Coen

Titans of Science continues with plant biologist Enrico Coen, a professor at the John Innes Centre in Norfolk. His work investigates how genes move and interact to create tissue shapes during plant de...

14 Heinä 31min

Weight loss pills on sale, and Dolly the sheep's legacy

Weight loss pills on sale, and Dolly the sheep's legacy

Coming up, Wegovy weight loss pills are now available in pharmacies and online in the UK. Will they help tackle obesity? Plus, how scientists are trying to restore sensation in the feet; the legacy of...

10 Heinä 30min

Titans of Science: Tara Spires-Jones

Titans of Science: Tara Spires-Jones

Titans of Science returns with Tara Spires-Jones, a world-leading neurobiology researcher and Director of the Centre for Discovery Brain Sciences at the University of Edinburgh. She studies the mechan...

7 Heinä 33min

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