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Finland's giant virus, and monkeys take care of their teeth

Naked Scientists Special Editions Podcast by Dr Chris Smith

Jun 19, 202500:38:48Science & Medicine

In the eLife podcast, a university compost heap has turned up Finland's first documented "giant virus". Also, why monkeys de-sand their supper, and how learning more languages actually makes brain tissue thinner. Then, t...

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Finland's giant virus, and monkeys take care of their teeth is an episode from Naked Scientists Special Editions Podcast by Dr Chris Smith. In the eLife podcast, a university compost heap has turned up Finland's first documented "giant viru...

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Published Jun 19, 2025, 00:38:48 long, audio available.