Naked Scientists NewsFLASH 17.12.12 - Engineering a Biological Pacemaker
In this Naked Scientists NewsFlash, we find out how gene therapy can engineer a biological pacemaker, and discover the surprisingly simple s...
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20 of 186 episodesNaked Scientists NewsFLASH 10.12.12 - Heath Benefits of Bearing Babies
In this Naked Scientists NewsFlash, we hear how parenthood can extend your lifespan and discover the genetic recipe for a red blood cell. Pl...
Naked Scientists NewsFLASH 03.12.12 - Icy Life and Slimy Fibres
In this NewsFlash, we find out how the Grand Canyon may be older than we thought, why hagfish can provide future fibres and we discover the...
Naked Scientists NewsFLASH 26.11.12 - 3D Printing Replacement Cartilage
In this week's Naked Scientists NewsFlash we find out why general health checks are generally unhelpful, how nanotech can make steam from su...
Naked Scientists NewsFLASH 19.11.12 - A DNA Detective Story
In this NewsFlash, how DNA sequencing identified an unsuspecting carrier of MRSA, why light at night makes mice depressed and a lonely rogue...
Naked Scientists NewsFLASH 12.11.12 - What is Ash Dieback?
In this NewsFlash - Ancient Arrowheads in Africa, a working lung-on-a-chip disease model and the disease attacking european Ash trees...
Naked Scientists NewsFLASH 05.11.12 - Chatty Elephants and Cancer News
Can Koshik the elephant speak Korean? How have fireflies inspired better LEDs? How can medical tape be made less dangerous? Find out in this...
Naked Scientists NewsFLASH 29.10.12 - Bacterial Cocktail Sees Off C. Diff
In this week's Naked Scientists NewsFlash, how 3-parent IVF can correct mitochondrial faults, why dung beetles stand on their balls and a ba...
Naked Scientists NewsFLASH 22.10.12 - Flashy Fish and A Vaccine for Herpes
In this NewsFlash, how fish defy the laws of physics, a new vaccine strategy against herpes, and how the brain responds to hunger. Plus, the...
Naked Scientists NewsFLASH 01.10.12 - Long Lived Eunuchs and DNA in Mum's Brain
In this NewsFlash, we hear why Eunuchs live longer lives and how a laundry detergent additive could convert clothes into pollution busting a...
Naked Scientists NewsFLASH 24.09.12 - Contamination from Curiosity and Beating Bad Memories
In this NewsFlash, how to take the fear out of a bad memory, why Curiosity may contaminate Mars and an IgNobel Prize for the physics of pony...
Naked Scientists NewsFLASH 17.09.12 - The Brightest Object in Nature and Facebook at the Polls
What is the brightest object in nature? In this NewsFlash, we discover how an African fruit outshines the competition. Plus, stem cells rest...
Naked Scientists NewsFLASH 10.09.12 - Wheelchair Basketball, Earliest Arctic Settlements, the 'Other' BSA
In this NewsFlash, we look at improving wheelchair design for paralympic wheelchair basketball players, the link between movement and the pe...
Naked Scientists NewsFLASH 13.08.12 - Early Lumberjacks, Local Dark Matter & Heart Repair
In this NewsFlash, we explore evidence for the earliest lumberjacks, discover the dark matter lurking in our location, and find out how a na...
Naked Scientists NewsFLASH 06.08.12 - Black Holes and Purring Elephants
In this NewsFlash, we uncover the violent history of hot Jupiters and shed light on Black Holes. Plus, we ask if Elephants can purr, find ou...
Naked Scientists NewsFLASH 16.07.12 - Lying Eyes and Silky Chemical Cocoons
Do your eyes give you away when you lie? In this NewsFlash, we'll explore the evidence for the idea that gaze direction can be used to spot...
Naked Scientists NewsFLASH 09.07.12 - Busting Blood Clots with Nanotechnology
In this NewsFlash, we hear how a breath of bicarbonate might cut infections related to Cystic Fibrosis, discover a nano-technological soluti...
Naked Scientists NewsFLASH 02.07.12 - Warm-Blooded Dinosaurs and Locked-In Communication
How can you communicate when you can't move a muscle? In this NewsFlash, we discover a new way to communicate with patients suffering "locke...
Naked Scientists NewsFLASH 25.06.12 - Raindrop Traps and Microbes for Immunity
This week, how microbes make for a healthy immune system, how pitcher plants use raindrops to trap their prey and a new way to block degener...
Naked Scientists NewsFLASH 18.06.12 - New Veins and Voyager's New Frontiers
In this NewsFlash, we wave goodbye to Voyager as it leaves the solar system, and say hello to the first replacement vein engineered from a p...