Fascinating Fungi

Fascinating Fungi

Fungi go under the microscope this week as we explore how they barter minerals and carry chemical messages in return for sugars from plants; we also hear from someone who nearly died after consuming a deadly fungus, find out why fungi make the toxins they do, and hear how these organisms might hold the key to the next generation of packaging and building materials - and even surfboards! Plus, news of a light-powered retinal implant to restore sight, whether alcohol is dangerous in pregnancy, and why aspirin prevents cancers... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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Breakthrough womb surgery, and the SpaceX Moon crash

Breakthrough womb surgery, and the SpaceX Moon crash

Coming up, a team of doctors successfully conducts surgery on a baby still inside the womb. How did they do it? Also, what does SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket collision with the Moon mean for future space m...

7 Aug 32min

The food of the future

The food of the future

This week, we explore how the food industry uses science to develop new foods that are better for the environment, healthier, and still taste good. The show is produced by Petra Merzan, a student of t...

4 Aug 41min

Chasing fire clouds, and nanoparticles blitz brain cancers

Chasing fire clouds, and nanoparticles blitz brain cancers

In this week's show, wildfires have now spread to Italy, Canada, and the wine-producing region of France, Bordeaux. These fires produce a peculiar cloud phenomenon called pyrocumulonimbus and scientis...

31 Juli 28min

Titans of Science: Sara Wickstrom

Titans of Science: Sara Wickstrom

This week, our Titan of Science is cell biologist Sara Wickstrom. Her work focuses on how cells communicate with one another to coordinate growth, development, and movement. These insights have just w...

28 Juli 29min

Wildfires worldwide, and algae microbots for drug delivery

Wildfires worldwide, and algae microbots for drug delivery

In this week's show, wildfires continue to race across the world in Canada, Ireland, Scotland and Italy. Why are they happening, and what can we do to prevent them? Plus, scientists track neighbourhoo...

24 Juli 31min

Titans of Science: Adrian Owen

Titans of Science: Adrian Owen

This week, our Titans of Science series continues with neuropsychologist and author Adrian Owen. Adrian's work has focused on determining how different parts of the brain contribute to functions such ...

21 Juli 31min

Alzheimer's drug breakthrough, and sugar in space

Alzheimer's drug breakthrough, and sugar in space

A new drug called Trontinemab, which could stop Alzheimer's disease, is about to start clinical trials. How does it work? Also, scientists at the University of Oxford have created a vaccine to fight E...

17 Juli 33min

Titans of Science: Enrico Coen

Titans of Science: Enrico Coen

Titans of Science continues with plant biologist Enrico Coen, a professor at the John Innes Centre in Norfolk. His work investigates how genes move and interact to create tissue shapes during plant de...

14 Juli 31min

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