Bird flu threat, and what the Romans really did for us

Bird flu threat, and what the Romans really did for us

In the news podcast this week, the first human death from bird flu in the US has made virologists vigilant about its potential threat. Also, we learn about the potentially billions of tonnes of sequestered hydrogen on Earth that could be used for clean energy, and hear of the promising results in animals for new drugs for treatment resistant prostate cancer. Then, the unintended cognitive consequences of lead mining in the Roman empire, and question of the week takes us back to a time when all the continents were clumped together... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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Animal Behaviour - Feathered Einsteins, Mischievious Meerkats and Monkey Vision

Animal Behaviour - Feathered Einsteins, Mischievious Meerkats and Monkey Vision

This week, will a hot mint still taste cold? Also how skimmed milk could come straight from the cow in future, and why we walk upright without dragging our knuckles. Nicky Clayton discusses clever bi...

2 Jun 200757min

Planets and Cosmology

Planets and Cosmology

This week, Drs Chris and Helen find out how your fingers can reveal whether you're mathematically minded, and bridge-building ants that quite literally let themselves be walked over. Also, Astronomer...

26 Mai 200756min

Volcanic pollution, the Ozone Hole and the Greenhouse Effect - The Atmosphere Show

Volcanic pollution, the Ozone Hole and the Greenhouse Effect - The Atmosphere Show

This week, scientists recreate hair follicles, we uncover a means of making hydrogen in a hurry, hear about a stealthy way to destroy cancer and find out why a dose of herpes could be good for you. Al...

19 Mai 20071h

Germs, Fungi and Viruses - The Microscopic World

Germs, Fungi and Viruses - The Microscopic World

This week, Dr Chris and Dr Helen explore the microscopic world, finding out why diarrhoea and projectile vomiting make cruise ships the perfect culture vessel for noroviruses, and asking why fungi are...

12 Mai 200755min

Naked Scientists Question and Answer Show

Naked Scientists Question and Answer Show

This week Drs Chris, Dave and Phil find out how a venomous spider has got scientists swollen with excitement because it's bite has Viagra-like properties, how maggots are fighting off MRSA from ulcers...

5 Mai 200755min

Migrating Genes, Surnames and Y Chromosomes

Migrating Genes, Surnames and Y Chromosomes

This week we're exploring how populations come by their genes including the surprise finding of African DNA in a remote village in Yorkshire. Oxford University's Bruce Winney explains how studying rur...

28 Apr 200753min

Oceans and Marine Conservation

Oceans and Marine Conservation

This week on the Naked Scientists an invitation to come and dive beneath the surface of the sea, to find out what is happening in the world's oceans. Your guides will be Marine Biologist Dr Annelise H...

21 Apr 200753min

New Ideas in Cancer

New Ideas in Cancer

This week we look at new developments in the science of cancer with Fiona Watt and Andy Futreal, we will see how new gene technologies could be key to understanding cancer, and knowing the role of ste...

14 Apr 200752min

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