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Science Podcasts
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20 October 2013
How did antibiotic-resistant superbugs arise, and how can new drugs be designed to combat them? Plus, blood from a...
20 October 2013
A special edition Question and Answer show: how do prosthetic limbs work? Can you train your brain? And is a brain...
17 October 2013
With researchers asking for help to track the Spanish slug, here's your quick fire science on invasive species...
16 October 2013
It's a massive molecular record breaker. Andrew Holding introduces Titin, the largest protein in the human body
16 October 2013
Could you pass the flu onto your pooch? Could your dog then sneeze over your Great Aunt Mildred? We find out!
16 October 2013
How do you look for the cause of a brand new medical problem?
15 October 2013
What weighs 1000 tonnes, is 150 metres long and moves 200 metres a day? Meet the new tunnel-boring machines burrowing...
14 October 2013
We take a look at the genetics of heart disease, tame the tiger genome, and our gene of the month is for hopeless...
11 October 2013
Why tugging on nasal hairs causes crying? What triggers static shocks? Why are computers based around binary? What are...
10 October 2013
Helen Scales looks at cantharidin, the active ingredient in this famous aphrodisiac
10 October 2013
Space Boffins Sue Nelson and Richard Hollingham undergo G forces with a special podcast from QinetiQ's centrifuge.
10 October 2013
Awarded annually for Chemistry, Physics and Medicine, what are the Nobel Prizes?
09 October 2013
Who's your Bronze Age Ancestor?
08 October 2013
Live on location at the Cambridge Science Centre: Atmospheric chemistry, human papilloma viruses, jet engines and DIY...
07 October 2013
The regeneration gene, evolution of photosynthesis, mice at the disco, cells that think they're dead and how much...
07 October 2013
Scientists at the Large Hadron Collider have found evidence of a new fundamental particle, that could be the much...
06 October 2013
A molecule exploited by HIV to spread between cells can be altered to block viral transmission, heralding a new...
04 October 2013
What do nerve cells look like, how do they carry information, and how does one nerve connect and communicate with...
03 October 2013
One of Western Australia's best-loved and most striking birds - the red-tailed black cockatoo - though once common...
02 October 2013
Serotonin, the 'happy molecule', may be at the root of depression, but Hayley Birch finds we still have a lot...
02 October 2013
We examine whether Earth can sustainably support this many humans.
01 October 2013
Why do we need sleep and why do some people fall asleep at the wrong times? We explore the science of snoozing and how...
27 September 2013
What colour were human ancestors? What does a rocket push against in space to propel itself forward? Why does yawning...