Nature Podcast29 Jun 2022

Norovirus could spread through saliva: a new route for infection?

00:47 Enteric viruses may spread through saliva

Enteric viruses, such as norovirus, cause a significant health burden around the world and are generally considered to only spread via the faecal-oral route. However, new research in mice suggests that saliva may also be a route of transmission for these viruses, which the authors say could have important public health implications.

Research Article: Ghosh et al.

08:59 Research Highlights

How devouring space rocks helped Jupiter to get so big, and what analysing teeth has revealed about the diet of the extinct super-sized megalodon shark.

Research Highlight: The heavy diet that made Jupiter so big

Research Highlight: What did megalodon the mega-toothed shark eat? Anything it wanted

11:24 Making the tetraneutron

For decades there have been hints of the existence of tetraneutrons, strange systems composed of four neutrons, and now researchers may have created one in the lab. This breakthrough could tell us more about the strong nuclear force that holds matter together.

Research article: Duer et al.

News and Views: Collisions hint that four neutrons form a transient isolated entity

18:46 After Roe v. Wade

Last Friday the US supreme court struck down the constitutional right to abortion. In the wake of this ruling, Nature has been turning to research to ask what we can expect in the coming weeks and months.

News: After Roe v. Wade: US researchers warn of what’s to come

Editorial: The US Supreme Court abortion verdict is a tragedy. This is how research organizations can help

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‘Holy grail’ of naked mole-rat research reveals how queens rule

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Briefing Chat: The 30 year-legacy of a science icon – Dolly the sheep

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10 Jul 10min

Nukes in space? Orbital detector could sniff out warheads

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8 Jul 25min

Togetherness: How co-operation built the world

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1 Jul 31min

Audio long read: Is the peptide craze backed by science? The promise behind the hype

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