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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Q&A: Foxes, Physics, and Fluffy Insects

Q&A: Foxes, Physics, and Fluffy Insects

It's Q and A time! Can animals really sense impending dangers like storms and earthquakes? What is the universe expanding into? And how can we prevent the insect apocalypse? We've assembled a panel of...

24 Aug 202153min

Long COVID: What we now know

Long COVID: What we now know

This week, long COVID: we're 18 months into the pandemic and there are thousands of people with long-term health consequences of having caught the infection. We're asking the experts to find out who i...

17 Aug 202155min

Environmental DNA: Seeing the Unseen

Environmental DNA: Seeing the Unseen

This week, we'll be delving into the world of environmental DNA: what did researchers find when they went looking for the Loch Ness monster? Plus, in the news, with an autumn "booster" on the cards, w...

10 Aug 20211h

Electric vehicles: are we nearly there yet?

Electric vehicles: are we nearly there yet?

From collecting cobalt to installing infrastructure, what's the latest on how we're getting ready for the electric vehicle revolution? Plus, in the news, with numbers of COVID cases falling across the...

3 Aug 202158min

Going for Gold: Our Olympic Science Q&A

Going for Gold: Our Olympic Science Q&A

Why are billionaires racing for space? What is the UK's Covid-19 strategy since freedom day? And how will Covid-19 affect the Olympics? This week it's QnA time, and with us to explore where weightless...

27 Jul 202158min

The Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition

The Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition

It's the Royal Society's annual Summer Science Exhibition, but with a digital difference. We go behind the scenes to hear whether bees have favourite flowers, and discover smelly science of your armpi...

20 Jul 202155min

Psychedelics In Medicine

Psychedelics In Medicine

Are you feeling it? We're taking a hallucinatory trip into the world of psychedelic drugs. These substances are going through a medical renaissance - we'll learn how they work and how they might help ...

13 Jul 202157min

Lyme Disease: Ticks, Trends, and Treatment

Lyme Disease: Ticks, Trends, and Treatment

This week we're exploring Lyme disease, looking at the science behind the ticks that carry it, the bacteria that cause it, how we treat it, and why the condition is on the rise in the UK. Plus, in the...

6 Jul 202159min

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