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Rudolph's Red Nose

Is there a biological basis to Santa's leading light?
23 December 2019

Interview with 

Phil Sansom, The Naked Scientists

Part of the show Get Gaming: Naked Scientists Christmas 2019

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Phil Sansom has been getting to the bottom of Rudolph and his famous red nose...

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