Sniff! Sniff!

Sniff! Sniff!

This week, smells, pheromones and anosmia. We talk to a patient with no sense of smell, hear why odours might be more down to the way molecules vibrate that how they are shaped, we look at the role that genes play in what we can smell and hear how pheromones affect how we feel. Plus, in the news, the legacy of double Nobel laureate Fred Sanger who died this week, a new water-repelling material which rejects water faster than ever before, an ode to World Toilet Day, the swarm of tiny satellites which are helping to miniaturise space missions, and we hear about the bacteria that have acquired... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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Embryos made from skin cells, and remembering Jane Goodall

Embryos made from skin cells, and remembering Jane Goodall

In this edition of The Naked Scientists: US scientists have turned skin cells into human embryos for the very first time. We unpack the significance. Also ahead, the legacy of the primatologist and co...

3 Loka 202534min

Painting: where art meets science

Painting: where art meets science

Today, we're picking up a brush, and probing the science of paint. Where does chemistry stop, and the art take over? Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

30 Syys 202531min

Huntington's treatment, and the High Seas Treaty

Huntington's treatment, and the High Seas Treaty

On today's show:, scientists successfully treat Huntington's disease for the first time, slowing the disease by at least 75%: we hear how they've done it. Also, the High Seas Treaty takes a step close...

26 Syys 202537min

Lung cancer: looking at the latest developments

Lung cancer: looking at the latest developments

Lung cancer is one of the world's biggest killers. Today, we explore why, and how medical research into this disease is seeing the development of better diagnostic tools, cancer treatments and even a ...

23 Syys 202532min

US-UK nuclear deal, and forensics for plastic pollution

US-UK nuclear deal, and forensics for plastic pollution

In the news podcast, the US and the UK have forged a long-term nuclear alliance - but what will it really deliver? We also examine a new study on whether smoking cannabis makes it harder to get pregna...

19 Syys 202533min

A decade of detecting gravitational waves

A decade of detecting gravitational waves

To celebrate 10 years since they were first detected, we're examining gravitational waves. What are they? And how do we find them? Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

16 Syys 202535min

Ancient Mars bacteria, and 'fugitive' methane leaks

Ancient Mars bacteria, and 'fugitive' methane leaks

In this edition of The Naked Scientists, the strongest hint yet of life on Mars. Should we get excited? Or is it another red herring? Also ahead: The first new UK-wide study of babies in 25 years. We'...

12 Syys 202535min

Made in orbit: How to sustain life in space

Made in orbit: How to sustain life in space

What does it take to build a society in space? Today on the Naked Scientists, we explore efforts to make microgravity amenable to humans; including how to harvest energy, make fresh food, and even bir...

9 Syys 202534min

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