Naked Scientists 12.01.29 - Are any viruses good for you?
Podcast:- The Naked Scientists Podcast - Stripping Down Science
By: nakedscientist
Published:January 29th, 2012
Duration:59:19
Channels:Science & Medicine, Natural Sciences, Technology, Tech News, Education, Higher Education
Has all the air in the world been breathed before? Are any viruses beneficial to health? Can naked farts transmit diseases? You set the agenda in this Naked Scientists Question and Answer show in which we also discover how Inuit cope without fruit and veg, whether muscles can become cancerous and how long before we can teleport to work. Plus, reproducing Alzheimer's disease in a dish, self-distilling vodka, magnetic soap to cleanse the parts other soaps can't reach, and what magic mushrooms do to the brain...
- The Naked Scientists Podcast - Stripping Down Science
The Naked Scientists - interactive science, medicine and technology weekly live radio show with Cambridge University's Dr Chris Smith. We strip down science and lay the facts bare answering your science questions, interviewing top scientists and catching up with the latest top science news stories.
About the Author
Dr Chris Smith
Cambridge, UK
Website: www.thenakedscientists.com
Bio: I am a medical doctor and lecturer at Queens\' College, Cambridge University, and the founder, co-presenter and managing editor of the Naked Scientists. I also contribute science radio programmes to BBC 5 Live (UK), ABC Radio National (Australia) and TalkRadio 702 / CapeTalk 567 (South Africa). I also have two small children who keep me busy!
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