DNA-away Disease: Gene Therapy at Work

DNA-away Disease: Gene Therapy at Work

Two pioneers in the field of gene therapy join us to discuss how they're developing modified viruses to deliver healthy copies of genes to save patients afflicted by lethal genetic diseases. We also hear how energy can be harvested from footsteps and heartbeats to power nanodevices, and how a new SWARM of satellites is about to be deployed to study the Earth's magnetic field from space. Plus, in the news, how "ums" and "ahs" can boost a baby's learning power, how mankind talked his way out of Africa and how scientists are recreating schizophrenia in a Petri dish... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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Your Bacterial Body

Your Bacterial Body

Come with us on a tour of your body to discover how the bacteria that live on and in you play an important role! Bad breath bacteria, good gut bugs and the ones that escape through the other end all m...

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Repelling Pests - Mosquitoes, Moths and Weeds

Repelling Pests - Mosquitoes, Moths and Weeds

Using nature's own tricks, we find out how to avoid mosquito bites, grow more crops and keep the weeds away in this week's Naked Scientists. We find out why mosquitoes prefer some people to others, a...

10 Touko 20081h 4min

Clothed Questions, Naked Answers

Clothed Questions, Naked Answers

Black holes, bright birds and ice evaporating in the freezer all come under scrutiny in this week's Naked Science Question and Answer Show. We also find out why space is so cold, what happens when a n...

3 Touko 200856min

Diamonds and Gemstones

Diamonds and Gemstones

Stunning sapphires, dazzling diamonds and red rubies abound in this week's sparkling edition of the Naked Scientists in which we find out how gemstones are formed, what makes them so beautiful and why...

26 Huhti 200856min

Houses of the Future

Houses of the Future

Sustainable Solar power in Sydney, home-generated electricity and green-housing developments go under the microscope this week as we explore the science of sustainable living. Meanwhile Dave goes for ...

19 Huhti 200856min

The Science of the Sun

The Science of the Sun

Solar Flares and the Sun's influence on our climate are the burning issues of this week's show. We discover an explosion on the Sun so large that it cut global communications all over the world and r...

12 Huhti 200857min

Q&A and the Edinburgh Science Festival

Q&A and the Edinburgh Science Festival

Can cold water cause weight loss, is my mother-in-law turning into a reptile and why doesn't a mobile phone interfere with itself are all answered in this week's Naked Science Question and Answer Extr...

5 Huhti 200856min

TB and Magnetic Bacteria

TB and Magnetic Bacteria

This week we visit the Historic city of Edinburgh to put Scottish science under the microscope! We discover the incredible magnetic bacteria and find out how their bio-nano-magnets could help treat c...

30 Maalis 200859min

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