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21 February 2019: Mouse cell atlases and cataloguing viruses

This week, mapping every cell in a mouse embryo and the benefits of cataloguing all the viruses on Earth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 20, 201925 min

14 February 2019: Atherosclerosis and disruptive science

This week, the links between atherosclerosis and sleep-deprivation, and how team size affects research outputs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 13, 201923 min

07 February 2019: Massive chemical libraries, and CRISPR-CasX

This week, virtual drug discovery, and a new addition to the CRISPR toolkit. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 6, 201924 min

31 January 2019: Women of the periodic table, and harvesting energy from Wi-Fi

This week, the female chemists who helped build the periodic table, and harnessing the extra energy in Wi-Fi signals. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 30, 201921 min

24 January 2019: Economic downturns and black holes

This week, the effects of recessions on public health, and simulating supermassive black holes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 23, 201923 min

17 January 2019: RNA splicing in yeast, and a walking fossil

This week, investigating introns’ roles, and reanimating a fossil. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 16, 201923 min

Podcast Extra: The search for a rare disease treatment

Nick Sireau’s sons have a rare genetic disease called alkaptonuria, which can lead to body tissues becoming brittle, causing life long health issues.In this Podcast Extra, Geoff Marsh speaks to Nick and to the physician Dr Lakshminarayan Ranganath about their search for a treatment for alkaptonuria. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 11, 201910 min

10 January 2019: Fast Radio Bursts and new year future gazing

This week, detecting intergalactic radio bursts, and seeing what’s in store for science in 2019. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 9, 201920 min

26 December 2018: Our reporters' top picks of 2018

In this special round-up episode of the Nature Podcast, a few of our regular reporters choose their favourite podcast piece of 2018, and explain why they enjoyed making it.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dec 26, 201823 min

20 December 2018: Quantum physics adds a twist, and festive fun

The Nature Podcast’s 2018 end of year special, including songs, books, our annual quiz, and more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dec 19, 201833 min

Podcast Extra: Evidence of a ‘transmissible’ Alzheimer’s protein

New research suggests that a key protein involved in the neurodegenerative disease can be transferred between brains. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dec 13, 20189 min

13 December 2018: The art of performing science, and chiral chemistry

This week, ‘performing’ experiments, and making mirrored molecules. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dec 12, 201824 min

06 December 2018: Heart xenotransplants and phage fighting

This week, improving heart xenotransplants, and soil bacteria versus phages. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dec 5, 201824 min

29 November 2018: Atomic clock accuracy and wind farm worries

This week, measuring gravity’s strength with clocks, and worries over wind farms’ wakes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nov 28, 201824 min

22 November 2018: An ion-drive aeroplane, and DNA rearrangement.

This week, a solid-state plane engine with no moving parts, and ‘mosaicism’ in brain cells. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nov 21, 201824 min

15 November 2018: Barnard’s Star, and clinical trials

This week, evidence of a nearby exoplanet, and clinical trials in a social media world. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nov 14, 201821 min

08 November 2018: Designer cells, and a Breakthrough researcher

This week, building a cell from the bottom up, and a Breakthough Prize winner Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nov 7, 201825 min

01 November 2018: Mood forecasting technology, and where are the WIMPs?

This week, the role that mood forecasting technology may play in suicide prevention, and a 'crisis' in dark matter research. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 31, 201822 min

18 October 2018: Cannabis horticulture and the Sun's place in history

This week, how science can help Canadian cannabis growers and a potted history of the Sun. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 17, 201823 min

11 October 2018: The life of a new Nobel laureate and organised ants

This week, what life is like when you've just won a Nobel prize, and how a vestigial organ helps ants get organised. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 10, 201822 min

04 October 2018: Latent HIV, bird personalities and the Hyabusa2 mission

This week, targeting latent HIV, the breeding behaviour of bold birds, and an update on a near-Earth asteroid mission. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 3, 201830 min

27 September 2018: A wearable biosensor and a mechanical metamaterial.

This week, an ultra-thin, wearable biosensor and a multi-shape, mechanical metamaterial. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 26, 201822 min

20 September 2018: Negative emissions and swarms under strain

This week, the ethics of sucking carbon-dioxide out of the atmosphere and bee swarms under strain. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 19, 201825 min

13 September 2018: The oldest drawing and the energy of data

This week, the oldest drawing ever found, and the hidden energy costs of data. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 12, 201824 min

6 September 2018: Space junk, and a physicist’s perspective on life

This week, keeping an eye on space junk, and how a physicist changed our understanding of life. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 5, 201823 min

30 August 2018: Gravity’s big G and the evolution of babies

This week, an early mammal relative’s babies, and new attempts to pin down the strength of gravity. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aug 29, 201823 min

Backchat August 2018: Audio reporting, audience feedback, and Brexit

In this month’s roundtable, audio vs print reporting, returning to Brexit, and finding out about our audience. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aug 24, 201824 min

23 August 2018: Quantum computers and labour division in ants

This week, colony size and labour division in ants, and simulating a quantum system on a quantum computer. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aug 22, 201824 min

16 August 2018: Bumblebees, opioids, and ocean weather

This week, more worries for bees, modelling the opioid crisis, and rough weather for seas. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aug 15, 201829 min

8 August 2018: Fox aggression, microbiota and geoengineering

This week, shaping the gut microbiota, geoengineering’s effect on farming, and the genetics of fox aggression. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aug 8, 201827 min

02 August 2018: Zebra finch colour perception, terraforming Mars, and attributing extreme weather

This week, how a bird sees colour, potential problems with terraforming Mars, and linking extreme weather to our changing climate. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aug 1, 201832 min

26 July 2018: Conservation, automata, and pet DNA tests

This week, automata through the ages, problems with pet DNA tests, and a conservation conundrum. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jul 25, 201828 min

19 July 2018: DNA scaffolds, climate-altering microbes, and a robot chemist

This week, tougher DNA nanostructures, climate-altering permafrost microbes, and using a robot to discover chemical reactions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jul 18, 201826 min

12 July 2018: Rats, reefs, and career streaks

This week, rats and coral reefs, charting successful careers streaks, and Cape Town’s water crisis. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jul 11, 201831 min

05 July 2018: A DNA computer, the koala genome, and the invisibility of LGBTQ+ researchers

This week, investigating the koala genome, the issues facing LGBTQ+ researchers, and a DNA-based neural network. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jul 4, 201830 min

Backchat June 2018: Lab health, email briefings, and CRISPR

In this month’s roundtable, we discuss lab health, email briefings, and how science stories can affect the stock market. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 29, 201819 min

27 June 2018: Air pollution, sick plants, and stress

This week, the relationship between air pollution and infant death in Africa, stressed brains, and diagnosing sick plants from afar. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 27, 201829 min

21 June 2018: Pancreatic cancer, silica cages, and AI bias

This week, pancreatic cancer-related weight loss, tiny silica cages, and bias in Artificial Intelligence algorithms. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 20, 201827 min

14 June 2018: Baobab tree death, zebrafish stem cells, and ice in Antarctica

This week, the mysterious death of African baobab trees, Antarctica’s past, present, and future, and how zebrafish protect their stem cells. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 13, 201833 min

07 June 2018: Magnetic animal migration, cold enzymes, and mouse memory

This week, making enzymes work better in the cold, short-term memory production in mice, and magnetic detection in animals. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 6, 201831 min

31 May 2018: Boosting diversity in physics, and life after an asteroid impact

This week, boosting diversity in physics graduate programs, and life’s recovery after a massive asteroid impact. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 30, 201824 min

24 May 2018: Climate costs, cleverer cab journeys, and peering through matter with muons

This week, estimating the economic cost of climate change, a new solution to the Minimum Fleet Problem, and the flourishing field of muography. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 23, 201832 min

17 May 2018: Probing the proton, research misconduct, and making sense of mystery genes

This week, peering inside the proton, identifying the pitfalls of research misconduct, and identifying what bacterial genes of unknown function actually do. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 16, 201828 min

10 May 2018: AI neuroscience, liquid crystals, and depression in academia

This week, artificial intelligence recreates our sense of place, liquid crystals deliver cargo, and experiencing depression in academia. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 9, 201829 min

03 May 2018: Building early embryos, the fear response in mice, and ancient rhino remains

This week, constructing early embryos, how mice react to danger, and what an ancient butchered rhino is telling us about hominin migration. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 2, 201828 min

26 April 2018: Mini brains, and an updated enzyme image

This week, the ethical questions raised by model minds, and an updated view on an enzyme that keeps chromosomes protected. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 25, 201820 min

Backchat April 2018: Sexual harassment, social media, and celebrity scientists

In this month’s roundtable, we discuss celebrity scientists, sexual harassment in research, and the science behind a social media scandal. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 20, 201827 min

19 April 2018: Synchronised shrimp, supernova science, and spring books.

This week, tiny sea creatures with potentially big effects, the science of a supernova, and a roundup of spring books. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 18, 201831 min

12 April 2018: The power of remote sensing, and watching a neutron star glitch

This week, looking for glitchy signals from neutron stars, and using remote sensing in research. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 11, 201822 min

05 April 2018: Human's influence on the Mississippi and 'dirty' mice

This week, dissecting human influence on the Mississippi's floods, and getting 'dirty' mice into the lab. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 4, 201824 min