Cancer - Hallmarks and Hit and Run Viruses

Cancer - Hallmarks and Hit and Run Viruses

We catch up with cancer research this week including evidence that cancers subvert stem cells to suppress the immune system and how covert "hit and run" viral infections may be triggering a lot more tumours than we first thought. Also, joining us from the National Cancer Research Institute conference in Liverpool, cancer biologist Bob Weinberg explains how he sees cancer becoming a controllable chronic condition within just ten years. Plus, the buzz around a new tumour-spotting ultrasound technique, how a burst of electricity to the brain boosts mathematical ability, a new trick to block the... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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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

New part of the immune system, and greedier labradors

New part of the immune system, and greedier labradors

In the news pod, scientists in Israel discover a new part of the immune system. We'll find out why it matters. Also, the Blue Ghost mission that just landed on the Moon and could change the way we con...

7 Maalis 202534min

Incoming: what happens when the next asteroid hits Earth?

Incoming: what happens when the next asteroid hits Earth?

This week, we're examining NEOs - near-Earth objects - asking whether any of them might be on a collision course with our biggest cities... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Sc...

4 Maalis 202531min

Glucose monitor misinformation, and AI dairy farms

Glucose monitor misinformation, and AI dairy farms

In this edition of The Naked Scientists: Continuous Glucose Monitors are increasingly popular. But are they feeding us dietary misinformation? Also ahead: the "sexome": scientists describe the genital...

28 Helmi 202535min

What is mirror life?

What is mirror life?

We're taking you through the looking glass to explore 'mirror life': could we be about to flip biology on its head? Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

25 Helmi 202532min

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