RNA test detects deadly pregnancy disorder early
RNA in blood shows signs of pre-eclampsia before symptoms occur, and the issues of urine in our sewage and what can be done about it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
9 Feb 20220s
Coronapod: what people get wrong about endemic COVID
The word endemic is often mistakenly used to describe a rosy end to the pandemic where COVID-19 becomes a mild, but ever-present infection akin to the common cold. But this is by no means guaranteed a...
4 Feb 20220s
Weirdly flowing water finally has an explanation: 'quantum friction'
How quantum friction explains water’s strange flows in carbon nanotubes, and the latest from the Nature Briefing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2 Feb 20220s
Coronapod: Why T cells have been overlooked
Much of the coverage of COVID immunity often focuses on antibody response and for good reason - these small, y-shaped proteins can detect, and in some cases neutralise, viruses like SARS-CoV-2. But as...
28 Jan 20220s
How can battery-powered aircraft get off the ground?
Getting electric planes to take off, and the latest from the Nature Briefing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
26 Jan 20220s
Audio long read: Is precision public health the future — or a contradiction?
The burgeoning field of precision public health is a tech-centric approach that looks to target public-health interventions to the specific people who need them.Precision approaches are taking off and...
24 Jan 20220s
Coronapod: COVID death toll is likely millions more than official counts
As of January 2022, the WHO reports that 5.5 million people have lost their lives to the pandemic. However, many research groups suggests that this number is likely to be a significant underestimate, ...
21 Jan 20220s
Why mutation is not as random as we thought
Challenging the dogma of gene evolution, and how chiral nanoparticles could give vaccines a boost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
19 Jan 20220s
