
Nature Podcast
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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.