Was Swine 'Flu Man-Made?

Was Swine 'Flu Man-Made?

Where did the 2009 H1N1 swine influenza pandemic come from? This week we hear the evidence that this new 'flu may have escaped from a laboratory. We also explore rising rates of resistance to the antiviral drug Tamiflu, hear how 'flu vaccines are made and a mutant 'flu strain developed by scientists to protect the population. Plus, why soy cuts cancer recurrence rates, how a case of mistaken identity spells trouble for endangered fish, a computer model for unclogging coronary arteries and in Kitchen Science Ben and Dave measure the speed of a sneeze... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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Fossil fever: scientists dig in

Fossil fever: scientists dig in

Researchers around the world are naming a new kind of dinosaur every week on average at the moment - what's behind this golden age of palaeontology? We talk to scientists, museum staff and amateur fos...

6 Juni 202328min

Treaties, treatments and time travel

Treaties, treatments and time travel

Also in the news, boys vocalise more in their first year, NASA' holds a public meeting on the study of 'unitdentified aeriel phenomena', and what damage might a time traveller cause? Like this podcast...

2 Juni 202330min

Allergies and how they happen

Allergies and how they happen

This week, we're taking a closer look at allergies. What causes them, and what makes them so hard to cure? Along the way we find out what it's like to live with severe allergy, why the body has evolve...

30 Maj 202326min

Toxic vapes and Russian treason

Toxic vapes and Russian treason

Are public health officials preparing to clampdown on the sale of dangerous vapes, the Russian scientists under arrest for treason, how researchers are homing in on why some of us are magnets for mosq...

27 Maj 202328min

Q&A: Dodgy Devices and Maths Mayhem

Q&A: Dodgy Devices and Maths Mayhem

Your questions are going under our microscope and we?ll be asking our guests to give their expert insight on a number of topics. Including, Why does asparagus make your wee smell? Could plastic eating...

23 Maj 20231h 2min

How to remember everything

How to remember everything

How do we remember things, why some people stuggle to remember their way around, and what does it take to be a memory world champion? Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientis...

16 Maj 202327min

Cancer vaccines and Commercial Space Stations

Cancer vaccines and Commercial Space Stations

Scientists successfully test a promising vaccine for pancreatic cancer, why Japan is finally casting off its remaining Covid-19 restrictions, and we'll explore how a scientist is turning Yellowstone's...

14 Maj 202330min

Building a better battery

Building a better battery

With the global power supply shifting towards renewables, the battery is fast becoming one of the most vital forms of power storage. So how did we get here, how do batteries still need to improve, and...

9 Maj 202328min

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