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UnavailableWas Swine 'Flu Man-Made?
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Was Swine 'Flu Man-Made?

FromThe Naked Scientists Podcast


Currently unavailable

Was Swine 'Flu Man-Made?

FromThe Naked Scientists Podcast

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Length:
56 minutes
Released:
Dec 14, 2009
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Where did the 2009 H1N1 swine influenza pandemic come from? This week we hear the evidence that this new 'flu may have escaped from a laboratory. We also explore rising rates of resistance to the antiviral drug Tamiflu, hear how 'flu vaccines are made and a mutant 'flu strain developed by scientists to protect the population. Plus, why soy cuts cancer recurrence rates, how a case of mistaken identity spells trouble for endangered fish, a computer model for unclogging coronary arteries and in Kitchen Science Ben and Dave measure the speed of a sneeze... For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
Released:
Dec 14, 2009
Format:
Podcast episode

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The Naked Scientists flagship science show brings you a lighthearted look at the latest scientific breakthroughs, interviews with the world's top scientists, answers to your science questions and science experiments to try at home.