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Putting tuberculosis under the microscope Nov 27, 2022

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James Tytko, Dr Chris Smith and the Naked Scientist team present the latest science news, analysis and breakthroughs.

This week: A new rapid way to tell heart failure from a chest infection - just with a sample of breath. How the perseverance rover is getting on looking for life on Mars. And the imperceptible sounds in music that make people want to dance.

Plus... we’re putting TB - tuberculosis - under the microscope to hear why as many as one person in 3 are still being infected by a disease that’s been with us for thousands of years.

Your questions answered, including: how do black holes work? Nov 20, 2022

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Dr Chris Smith and a panel of experts answer your science questions. Including: why the Neanderthal in us might alter our susceptibility to Covid 19, how black holes work, and why do we run a temperature when we get ill?

Long Covid Nov 13, 2022

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Dr Chris Smith and the Naked Scientist team present the latest science news, analysis and breakthroughs.

This week: How researchers are growing new blood in the lab, and the scientists planning for potential alien communications.

We also look at long covid, what exactly is it, and is it possible to treat?

What happens to our bodies when the clocks change? Nov 06, 2022

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Chris Berrow, Dr Chris Smith and the Naked Scientist team present the latest science news, analysis and breakthroughs.

In today’s programme: A new way of tackling epilepsy, does birdsong really make you feel calmer, and we hear from scientists fight the fungus that’s targeting bananas. Plus we find out what happens to our bodies when the clocks change.

We See Monsters! Oct 30, 2022

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Dr Chris Smith and the Naked Scientist team present the latest science news, analysis and breakthroughs, including:

The new health survey calling on 5 million Brits to improve disease detection.

Bees shock scientists studying electricity generated by their buzzing!

And can gaming boost cognition in youngsters?

Plus...the decommissioned oil rig-turned art installation: we’ve been to “See Monster” in Weston-super-Mare!

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Cancer accomplices and lost fishing nets. Oct 23, 2022

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Dr. Chris Smith updates you with the latest science news, including how cancer cells can use bacteria as accomplices, and surprising statistics on the amount of fishing equipment lost at sea. Plus capturing carbon underground, and an examination of the culture and history of Neanderthals through their DNA.

Fract or Fiction: We drill down into the science of fracking Oct 16, 2022

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Dr Chris Smith and the Naked Scientist team present the latest science news, analysis and breakthroughs. Will fracking solve the energy crisis? Exoboots to aid walking, and spotting Alzheimer's earlier.

Science Nobel Winners Oct 09, 2022

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Dr Chris Smith and the Naked Scientist team present the latest science news, analysis and breakthroughs.

In today’s programme: A rundown on this week’s science Nobel prizes, why paracetamol might cause behavioural problems in children born to mums who used the drug in pregnancy, and the spacecraft which crashed into an asteroid on purpose!

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A rundown of the Nobel Prizes Oct 09, 2022

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Dr Chris Smith looks at the Nobel Prizes, paracetamol and the spacecraft that crashed into an asteroid.

How many calories are there in a brain? Sep 25, 2022

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The mailbag was bulging, so we dived in to answer your science questions this week.

Including how many calories you'd find in a human brain, why methane's a worse greenhouse gas than CO2, and the claim that MI5 phoned up the makers of a James Bond movie for advice on making a special agent gadget.

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