The Naked Scientists Podcast
The Naked Scientists
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On today's programme, we are going to examine attempts to end HIV/AIDS as a public health threat by the end of the decade.The AIDS pandemic is unarguably the worst health threat to confront the population in the modern era. We believe close to 100 million people have died of the disease so far since it first emerged in the early 1900s.It's proved a very tough nut to crack; when I first went to medical school in 1993, a patient with advanced AIDS and just weeks away from dying came to speak to us.That rarely happens in first world countries these days thanks to breakthrough scientific... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
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1105 - Are we on track to end new infections of HIV? Tue, 19 Nov 2024
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1104 - The stakes at COP29, and the rogue Skynet satellite Fri, 15 Nov 2024
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1103 - Can weight loss jabs tackle the obesity pandemic? Tue, 12 Nov 2024
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1102 - Pompeii DNA, and a black hole feeding faster than it should Fri, 08 Nov 2024
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1101 - How do we reduce harms to children from smartphones? Tue, 05 Nov 2024
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1100 - Monkeypox in the UK, and the lost Mayan city Fri, 01 Nov 2024
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1099 - Could technology swing the race for the White House? Tue, 29 Oct 2024
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1098 - Chris Hoy's cancer diagnosis, and AI finds us common ground Fri, 25 Oct 2024
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1097 - Searching for signs of life on Europa Tue, 22 Oct 2024
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1096 - Modifying insulin, and the melting Sphinx Fri, 18 Oct 2024
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1095 - Is a vegan diet a healthy one? Tue, 15 Oct 2024
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1094 - Electrical stitches show potential, and Nobel prizes Fri, 11 Oct 2024
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1093 - Rules of engagement: Nullifying neurotrauma Tue, 08 Oct 2024
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1092 - Diabetes cured with stem cells, and US bans Chinese tech Fri, 04 Oct 2024
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1091 - Lockdown legacies: how Covid continues to shape the world Tue, 01 Oct 2024
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1090 - Fruity vapes paralyse lungs, and world's oldest cheese Fri, 27 Sep 2024
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1089 - Cancer vaccines: Empowering the immune system Tue, 24 Sep 2024
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1088 - Pager attacks in Lebanon, and resurrecting ancient seeds Fri, 20 Sep 2024
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1087 - Engineers vs climate change Tue, 17 Sep 2024
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1086 - Lockdown aged young brains, and dealing with nuclear waste Fri, 13 Sep 2024
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1085 - What's the point of the appendix? Tue, 10 Sep 2024
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1084 - Reinforced skin for amputees, and could E.T. be an AI? Fri, 06 Sep 2024
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1083 - You can teach an old mine new tricks Tue, 03 Sep 2024
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1082 - The UK's smoking and vaping plans, and stranded astronauts Fri, 30 Aug 2024
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1081 - What is Monkeypox? Tue, 27 Aug 2024
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1080 - Alzheimer's treatment shelved, and UK's new spy satellite Fri, 23 Aug 2024
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1079 - Cosmetics linked to cancer Tue, 20 Aug 2024
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1078 - Mpox crisis deepens, and liquid water on Mars Fri, 16 Aug 2024
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1077 - Titans of Science: Russell Foster Tue, 13 Aug 2024
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1076 - Ketamine's antidepressant effect, and bee brains find a way Fri, 09 Aug 2024
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1075 - Titans of Science: Brian Schmidt Tue, 06 Aug 2024
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1074 - Synchronised brains, and bird flu spreading in cow's milk Fri, 02 Aug 2024
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1073 - Titans of Science: Gerry Gilmore Tue, 30 Jul 2024
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1072 - Muscles in microgravity, and probing the placebo effect Fri, 26 Jul 2024
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1071 - Sporting extremes: The science of Olympic success Tue, 23 Jul 2024
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1070 - Cervical screening self swabs, and jelly-based batteries Fri, 19 Jul 2024
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1069 - Titans of Science: Susan Solomon Tue, 16 Jul 2024
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1068 - Covid insights, Hurricane Beryl, and AI creativity cost Fri, 12 Jul 2024
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1067 - Titans of Science: Dan Fallows Tue, 09 Jul 2024
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1066 - Mosquito bloodlust hormones & inflammation drives long Covid Fri, 05 Jul 2024
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1065 - Titans of Science: Nicky Clayton Tue, 02 Jul 2024
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1064 - Remembering Voyager's mastermind, and lizard clean-up crews Fri, 28 Jun 2024
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1063 - Titans of Science: Geoff Hinton Tue, 25 Jun 2024
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1062 - E. coli outbreaks, and sniffing the air for DNA Fri, 21 Jun 2024
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1061 - The trials and tribulations of trees Tue, 18 Jun 2024
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1060 - Lab-grown Crohn's mini-guts, and is the Universe a doughnut? Fri, 14 Jun 2024
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1059 - Gambling addiction: Hidden harms Tue, 11 Jun 2024
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1058 - Motor neurone disease, and a gut microbe-brewery Fri, 07 Jun 2024
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1057 - Dark matter and dark energy: mapping the dark universe Tue, 04 Jun 2024
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1056 - GM mosquitoes fight malaria, and robot digit gets thumbs up Fri, 31 May 2024
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