Episode 780
Can white skin transplanted to a black person change colour?
Plus, why we can't tickle ourselves, and what makes the sea salty...
March 6, 202622m 3s
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Show Notes
This week Clarence Ford and Dr Chris discuss NASA's DART mission to defect an asteroid, why we can't tickle ourselves, whether lung capacity affects the heart, if white skin transplanted to a black person changes colour, why some people are more ticklish than others, how scientists are able to read ancient DNA codes, why the sea is salty, and what triggers seizures? Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
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transplantationancient DNAticklewhy you can't tickle yourselfwhy is the sea saltylung capacityseizures