Clock This! - The Science of the Circadian Rhythm

Clock This! - The Science of the Circadian Rhythm

The body clock goes under the Naked Scientists' spotlight this week. We unpick the mechanisms that enable human cells, plants and even bacteria to track the time of day and alter their activities accordingly, and we hear the evidence that night work makes you put on weight and boosts your diabetes risk. In the news, how cells grafted into the eye restore sight to blind mice, the three genes that can convert scar tissue back into beating cardiac muscle following a heart attack, and electrical stimulation that returns movement to limbs paralysed by spinal injury. And on the subject of the body... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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Is Modern Life Affecting Fertility?

Is Modern Life Affecting Fertility?

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A Crash Course in Space Junk

A Crash Course in Space Junk

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14 Maalis 201755min

What is the cause of Brain Freeze?

What is the cause of Brain Freeze?

Why are we looking for earth-sized planets? Can I unshrink a woollen jumper? What does a black hole actually look like? Chris Smith is joined by David Rothery, Anna Ploszajski, Aimee Eckert and Michae...

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Conversations about Climate Change

Conversations about Climate Change

This week, a crash course in climate change: we meet one strange fish already feeling the pinch, ask if humans are wired to ignore the threat, and look at one way we could all reduce our carbon foot...

28 Helmi 201754min

Preventing HIV with PrEP

Preventing HIV with PrEP

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21 Helmi 201759min

Meteorites: Space Invaders

Meteorites: Space Invaders

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14 Helmi 201759min

Can we Create Artificial Gravity?

Can we Create Artificial Gravity?

Do giraffes get struck by lightning? What's the highest number a person could count to? How do animals have sex underwater? Chris Smith teams up with Tim Revell, Richard Hollingham, Chris Basu and D...

7 Helmi 201756min

Optogenetics: Lighting up the Brain

Optogenetics: Lighting up the Brain

Could a light in your brain cure epilepsy, or send you to sleep? The Naked Scientists investigate the mysterious field of optogenetics, and the treatments it promises to bring. Plus, news of a cance...

31 Tammi 201756min

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