Quadrillions: Sequencing the UK Biobank

Quadrillions: Sequencing the UK Biobank

Half a million genomes. That's how many the UK Biobank has, stored as blood samples in freezers up in Manchester. And in September 2019 they announced a project to sequence every single one of them. It's the obvious next step for the UK Biobank, the research study that began in 2006 and now consists of an enormous biological database: the personal and medical information of its 500,000 volunteers. That data is available to any researcher who applies to use it. But how is this, the biggest whole-genome sequencing project ever, going to work? Who's coughing up the hundreds of millions of pounds... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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Old drug new tricks, and a sensational bionic leg

Old drug new tricks, and a sensational bionic leg

In the news, an old drug heralds a new treatment for the gut parasite Cryptosporidium; the bionic-knee that anticipates where amputees want to go to make movements much more natural; and why we're spo...

1 Aug 202531min

The science of modern warfare

The science of modern warfare

In this edition of The Naked Scientists, how is science helping to shape the future of warfare? Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

29 Jul 202530min

Malaria bites back, and the lunar base race

Malaria bites back, and the lunar base race

In the news podcast, what's causing the uptick in malaria cases in Africa? Also, scientists show statistically that the sex of a baby at birth is not random, and South Korea joins the throng in the ra...

25 Jul 202538min

Vivaldi: The data revolution coming to care homes

Vivaldi: The data revolution coming to care homes

There are more than sixteen thousand care homes across the UK, housing around half a million people. Staggering numbers. They are meant to be places of safety, support, and quiet, relaxed companionshi...

22 Jul 202530min

Ancient Antarctic ice cores & is a sense of humour genetic?

Ancient Antarctic ice cores & is a sense of humour genetic?

In this edition of The Naked Scientists: Scientists get their hands on the oldest ice on Earth, and we've been to see it, but what's it going to reveal? Also, measles is on the up, again; we find out ...

18 Jul 202540min

25 years of the Human Genome Project

25 years of the Human Genome Project

In this edition of The Naked Scientists, we look at 25 years of the Human Genome Project. What is it? And what has it achieved? Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

15 Jul 202531min

Fitter fat cells, and Earth spins slightly faster

Fitter fat cells, and Earth spins slightly faster

This week, the cells that vanish when we slim down: are these the link between obesity and health problems like diabetes? Also, the bacteria that might be able to shield us from the "forever chemicals...

11 Jul 202541min

Can genetics grow a better garden?

Can genetics grow a better garden?

In this edition of The Naked Scientists, we pay a visit to Cambridge University Botanic Garden to ask 'can genetics help grow a better garden?' Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Nake...

8 Jul 202529min

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