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Are you taking the Higgs?
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Are you taking the Higgs?

How does alcohol cause liver cirrhosis? Can we make matter massless by removing Higgs particles? How did spiders evolve web-making skills? What is insulin resistance? What does fluoride do? And do scars sustained by adults manifest in their...

Ask the Naked Scientists

February 8, 201318m 13s

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Show Notes

How does alcohol cause liver cirrhosis? Can we make matter massless by removing Higgs particles? How did spiders evolve web-making skills? What is insulin resistance? What does fluoride do? And do scars sustained by adults manifest in their offspring? This week Dr Chris takes on more questions from Talk Radio 702 South Africa. Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

Topics

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