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Categorias: Ciencia y medicina
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Could magic mushrooms be the key to a revolution in treating depression? Professor David Nutt, director of the Imperial Centre for Psychedelic Research, thinks so. He tells Vic Gill about recent research suggesting that psilocybin - the psychedelic compound found in magic mushrooms - triggers rewiring of the brain in people with treatment-resistant depression. Vic Gill speaks with trial participant Steve Shorney who was diagnosed with depression 30 years ago. Nanobodies. That's the name scientists have given to the tiny antibodies found in the blood of camelids like llamas, alpacas and camels. Reporter Samara Linton heads to Berkshire to meet the llamas whose nanobodies were recently found to neutralise the Covid-19 virus. We hear from Professor Gary Stephens, University of Reading, who is responsible for the llamas' safety and well-being, and Professor James Naismith, director of the Rosalind Franklin Institute which is carrying out the pioneering research with engineered nanobodies. And just as the James Webb Space Telescope is poised to peer deep into the universe, we look at a recent image captured by its great predecessor, Hubble, which has thrown down a telescopic gauntlet. Astronomer Dr Emma Chapman, author of the book “First Light” guides us through these incredible pictures of the furthest, faintest, most ancient of stars yet seen. Presented by Victoria Gill Reporter: Samara Linton Producer: Alex Mansfield
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458 - A Trip-Switch for Depression? Thu, 12 May 2022
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457 - Declining Data, Climate Deadlines and the Day the Dinosaurs Died Thu, 05 May 2022
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456 - How can the UK get to zero carbon? Thu, 28 Apr 2022
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455 - Racial inequality in UK science Thu, 21 Apr 2022
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454 - Global food security during Ukraine conflict Thu, 14 Apr 2022
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453 - High Seas treaty talks and discoveries from the deep Thu, 07 Apr 2022
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452 - Cyber frontlines in Ukraine Thu, 31 Mar 2022
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451 - Inside Science is now first on BBC Sounds Fri, 04 Mar 2022
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450 - World’s largest Jurassic pterosaur found on Skye Thu, 24 Feb 2022
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449 - COVID-19: Beginnings... and endings? Thu, 17 Feb 2022
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448 - Fusion energy smashes world record Thu, 10 Feb 2022
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447 - The Continuing Story of the Nuclear Waste Bill Thu, 03 Feb 2022
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446 - Predicting Long Covid, and the Global Toll of Antimicrobial Resistance Thu, 27 Jan 2022
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445 - The 'perfect' depth for a destructive eruption Thu, 20 Jan 2022
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444 - The Rutland ‘Sea Dragon’, An Astronomer's Christmas and some Animal Magic Thu, 13 Jan 2022
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443 - Deep ocean exploration Thu, 06 Jan 2022
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442 - A new space age? Thu, 30 Dec 2021
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441 - The Origin of Celtic Culture in Britain? Thu, 23 Dec 2021
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440 - The James Webb Space Telescope Thu, 16 Dec 2021
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439 - Initial Omicron Lab Data, Creative Naps, and Fishy Sounds. Thu, 09 Dec 2021
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438 - When Pandemics Collide Thu, 02 Dec 2021
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437 - Malaria: what's in it for the mosquito? Thu, 25 Nov 2021
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436 - Yet More Space Junk; COP-up or COP-out; The End of Bias. Thu, 18 Nov 2021
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435 - Propane: Keeping Your Cool as the World Warms Around You Thu, 11 Nov 2021
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434 - How Whales Farmed For Food, COP progress, and The Last Stargazers Thu, 04 Nov 2021
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433 - Atmospheric Pollutants and Where to Find Them Thu, 28 Oct 2021
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432 - The Possible Impact of false-negative PCR Tests Thu, 21 Oct 2021
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431 - Early Alzheimer's Alert Thu, 14 Oct 2021
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430 - Surprising choice for Nobel prizes in a pandemic? Thu, 07 Oct 2021
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429 - Covid vaccine boosters; why we don't have a tail; cassowary domestication; Royal Society Science book prize shortlist Thu, 30 Sep 2021
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428 - La Palma volcano; wind energy in the UK; origins of SARS-Cov2; Formula 1 safety Thu, 23 Sep 2021
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427 - Perseverance drills on Mars; space tourism; Australian fire debris and algal blooms; DNA vaccines against Covid Thu, 16 Sep 2021
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426 - Climate change and oil and gas exploration; cutting methane emissions; African wild dog populations; freezing eggs and sperm Thu, 09 Sep 2021
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425 - Rugby and the brain Thu, 02 Sep 2021
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424 - Window to solve pandemic origins closing Thu, 26 Aug 2021
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423 - Mammoth Journey Thu, 19 Aug 2021
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422 - IPCC report - extreme weather events Thu, 12 Aug 2021
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421 - 05/08/2021 Thu, 05 Aug 2021
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420 - Covid 19 – reaching the unvaccinated Thu, 29 Jul 2021
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419 - A life-changing database Thu, 22 Jul 2021
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418 - Covid19 - should we test everybody ? Thu, 15 Jul 2021
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417 - Covid and our ancient ancestors Thu, 08 Jul 2021
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416 - Gene editing gets real Thu, 01 Jul 2021
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415 - UK science policy shake-up; Ivermectin & Covid; black fungus in Indian Covid patients; many hominins in Siberian cave Thu, 24 Jun 2021
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414 - Cov-Boost trial; SARS-Cov 2 infection in action; sapling guards; why tadpoles are dying Thu, 17 Jun 2021
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413 - Covid vaccines in children; preventing dengue; algal blooms; supersonic flight Thu, 10 Jun 2021
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412 - Lab origin theory of SARS-Cov2; gene for obesity; dark matter map; rock art in Scotland Thu, 03 Jun 2021
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411 - Human use of plants beyond the limits of history. Thu, 27 May 2021
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410 - Blood Clot Cure, Synthetic Fuels and Coal Mine Heat Pumps Thu, 20 May 2021
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409 - Microplastics in UK river beds Thu, 13 May 2021