Was Swine 'Flu Man-Made?

Was Swine 'Flu Man-Made?

Where did the 2009 H1N1 swine influenza pandemic come from? This week we hear the evidence that this new 'flu may have escaped from a laboratory. We also explore rising rates of resistance to the antiviral drug Tamiflu, hear how 'flu vaccines are made and a mutant 'flu strain developed by scientists to protect the population. Plus, why soy cuts cancer recurrence rates, how a case of mistaken identity spells trouble for endangered fish, a computer model for unclogging coronary arteries and in Kitchen Science Ben and Dave measure the speed of a sneeze... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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Analysing Antimatter

Analysing Antimatter

We're analysing the matter of antimatter this week to find out what is antimatter, how is it made and why's it so rare in the Universe? We talk to researchers at CERN who are capturing anti-hydrogen s...

23 Tammi 201155min

Do Metal Spinal Implants Lure Lightning?

Do Metal Spinal Implants Lure Lightning?

Does a metal implant turn a person into a living lightning-conductor or radio receiver, is eye-size important, why is frost bad for freezers, where did the first organic molecules come from, what happ...

16 Tammi 20111h 1min

Would you donate your body to science?

Would you donate your body to science?

We're discussing human dissection in this week's Naked Scientists. Chris visits the dissection room to find out how trainee doctors benefit from dissecting real bodies, and why many medical schools a...

9 Tammi 201158min

National Pathology Week 2010

National Pathology Week 2010

In this special podcast we focus on the highlights of this year's National Pathology Week. We'll be going behind closed doors for a tour of the pathology labs at Great Ormond Street Hospital, and we'...

2 Tammi 201149min

Back in the Saddle: Getting Paralysed Patients Riding and Rowing

Back in the Saddle: Getting Paralysed Patients Riding and Rowing

In this special episode of the Naked Scientists podcast, we explore the world of Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES), a technology allowing people paralysed from the waist down to row and cycle by...

26 Joulu 201017min

Blowing out Candles Round Corners

Blowing out Candles Round Corners

In this festive episode, can you get drunk through your feet, the chemistry of cocktails, twelve marine critters of Christmas, the best food and drink combos to eschew indigestion, does a carbon fibre...

19 Joulu 201057min

Why's Graphene Great?

Why's Graphene Great?

Graphene is the focus of this week's Naked Scientists, including how it holds the key to the super-flexible touch screen displays of tomorrow, super-light composites and the next generation of compute...

12 Joulu 201059min

Electrifying the Future

Electrifying the Future

Current breakthroughs in electricity generation and distribution go under the spotlight in this week's sizzling edition of the Naked Scientists. We talk to the team with the electrical equivalent of c...

5 Joulu 20101h 1min

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