The eLife Podcast

By: Dr Chris Smith
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  • The eLife Podcast, from eLife, the researcher-led, open access digital publication for outstanding research in life science and biomedicine.
    The Naked Scientists
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Physical Illness & Disease Hygiene & Healthy Living Biological Sciences Nature & Ecology
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Episodes
  • Vampire bacteria, "hangry" males, and ants using moonlight

    Vampire bacteria, "hangry" males, and ants using moonlight
    Sep 10 2024
    This month, Chris Smith hears how blood-thirsty bacteria sniff out wounds to trigger infections, how ants navigate at night, how male and female brains respond differently to starvation, and inflammation linked to premature labour... Get the references and the transcripts for this programme from the Naked Scientists website
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    31 mins
  • How termites build their nests, and drivers of new diseases

    How termites build their nests, and drivers of new diseases
    Jun 18 2024
    This month, how human encroachment and conflict on nature drives emerging diseases, the role of "stigmergy" in guiding the nest-building feats of termites, a project to track infectious abortions in Africa, why people need to speak the same language around neurodiversity, and what fat flies are revealing about the way weight gain affects food-related recall... Get the references and the transcripts for this programme from the Naked Scientists website
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    34 mins
  • Hibernation, Ketamine and Aphantasia

    Hibernation, Ketamine and Aphantasia
    Apr 19 2024
    This month, how animals hibernate and evidence that muscle myosin makes its own heat in the cold, brain scans to reveal how ketamine relieves resistant depression, the way the brain changes when animals build a bond, the evolution of flu outbreaks, and how aphantasia affects autobiographical memory. Get the references and the transcripts for this programme from the Naked Scientists website
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    38 mins

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