Making a Meal out of Microbes

Making a Meal out of Microbes

This week we explore the role of microbes in drug development, food production and soil fertility. We investigate how bacteria such as Streptomyces are used and improved to make antibiotics, discover how gut microbes in cattle can be manipulated to increase growth and reduce environmental impact, and we visit the Chelsea flower show to learn how Rhizobia found in the roots of legumes could be used to improve crop growth and food availability. Also, in the news, how shift-work could affect your fertility, a new method of data storage using DNA, the key to growing the tastiest tomatoes and the... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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Antibiotics affect babies' vaccinations, and space miso

Antibiotics affect babies' vaccinations, and space miso

In today's news podcast, a study shows a reduced effectiveness of vaccinations in babies who have antibiotics treatments early in life. Also, the world's smallest, light-powered pacemaker, and we lear...

4 Huhti 202535min

How bad is the air we breathe?

How bad is the air we breathe?

Take a deep breath. Yes, literally. And ask yourself: what's in the air I just inhaled? It's almost certain, with our modern lives and built, busy environments, that it contains a range of harmful par...

1 Huhti 202531min

Pig liver transplant breakthrough, and weird early galaxies

Pig liver transplant breakthrough, and weird early galaxies

In this edition of The Naked Scientists: the first transplant of a gene-modified pig liver into a human; also, the James Webb Space Telescope sees one of the first galaxies ever to exist, and it's ver...

28 Maalis 202535min

AMR unleashed: the silent pandemic

AMR unleashed: the silent pandemic

In this edition of The Naked Scientists, Antimicrobial Resistance, or AMR, is going under our microscope. What is it, how does it happen, what's the scale of the threat, and how can we fight back? Lik...

25 Maalis 202532min

Stranded astronauts return, and the whale pee funnel

Stranded astronauts return, and the whale pee funnel

In this edition of The Naked Scientists: Stranded Nasa astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams come down to Earth with a splash and some awesome drone footage; also, Cambridge scientists are mappin...

21 Maalis 202533min

The mounting misgivings over microplastics

The mounting misgivings over microplastics

In this edition of The Naked Scientists, what threat do microplastics pose to our health, and the health of the planet? Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

18 Maalis 202530min

North Sea ship crash, and super spuds

North Sea ship crash, and super spuds

On this edition of the Naked Scientists Podcast, what are the potential environmental impacts of the ship crash in the North Sea? Also, we find out what's being done to reduce the risk from engineered...

14 Maalis 202540min

CRISPR, and the ethics of gene editing

CRISPR, and the ethics of gene editing

In this edition of The Naked Scientists, we take a closer look at CRISPR gene editing. What is it? And what are the ethics involved in rewriting the human genome? Like this podcast? Please help us by ...

11 Maalis 202530min

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