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 cancer. We find out how satellite images can help predict outbreaks of cholera, and talk about the twist in the tale of TB - drug resistant Tuberculosis has now been found in the UK, so what is this disease and how can we hope to treat it? Also, how scientists have used cloned stem cells to treat Parkinson's disease in mice, how a whiff of anaesthetic could sooth traumatic memories and why bonobo... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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Parasites and Clean Water Supplies

Parasites and Clean Water Supplies

Clean water is something that many of us take for granted, but Mark Booth describes how in many parts of the world dirty water can lead to life-threatening disease and parasitic infections. To talk ab...

25 Helmi 200757min

Naked Question and Answer and Venomous Vipers

Naked Question and Answer and Venomous Vipers

Dr Chris and Dr Helen answer all your burning science questions, including why frost can form even when the air temperature is above zero, why hair looks darker when it is wet, why sunlight looks red ...

18 Helmi 200757min

Nuclear Power and Radiation in Medicine

Nuclear Power and Radiation in Medicine

Nuclear energy is always in the news, but how much do you know about nuclear fission and what happens to nuclear waste? To find out how it works, Anna Lacey and Dave Ansell visit Sizewell B power stat...

11 Helmi 200753min

Science of Pain and Phantom Limbs

Science of Pain and Phantom Limbs

The science of pain is our hot topic this week. David Julius reveals the molecular mechanisms of pain and what a chilli pepper has in common with a tarantula, Geoff Woods describes the genetic mutatio...

4 Helmi 200755min

Extreme Organisms and Hydrothermal Vents

Extreme Organisms and Hydrothermal Vents

This week we take a look at extreme environments and the organisms that live in them. Crispin Little talks about hydrothermal vents and the fastest fossilisation on the planet, Steve Scott explains wh...

28 Tammi 200755min

Climate Change and Renewable Energy

Climate Change and Renewable Energy

Following this weeks crazy weather we have a look at Climate Change with Eric Wolff from theBritish Antarctic Survey, who will be talking about secrets about the climate locked away in ancient ice,Jon...

21 Tammi 200753min

Naked Science Question and Answer and the World of Chemistry

Naked Science Question and Answer and the World of Chemistry

With a new year comes a whole new stack of science questions to challenge Dr Chris, Dr Dave and Dr Kat. This week they explain where the sand in the Sahara comes from, whether mirrors can reflect x-ra...

14 Tammi 200753min

Red Wine, Caffeine and Bugs in Your Guts

Red Wine, Caffeine and Bugs in Your Guts

In the first show of 2007, Drs Chris, Dave and Helen find out why red wine is better for you than white wine or grape juice, and explore the science of healthy living with with London University resea...

7 Tammi 20071h 2min

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