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Creative Commons |
Sex and the single primrose |
In early spring, primroses and cowslips can be found in many gardens and parks. Their yellow flowers are certainly beautiful, but they also hold a secret: they come in two different types that can only mate with each other. |
Lindsay Turnbull |
26 Mar 2020 |
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Maths and Stats in Action – Real-time Analysis to Understand the Novel Coronavirus |
Providing a whirlwind tour of the quantitative analyses currently underway to understand the transmission and control of the novel coronavirus (2019-nCOV). Recorded on 31st January 2020. |
Christl Donnelly, Robin Thompson, Christophe Fraser |
11 Mar 2020 |
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The Dreaded Flu |
How do we protect ourselves from spiky invaders? |
Claire Hill |
10 Feb 2019 |
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Can you cure HIV? |
HIV isn’t a death sentence anymore. People can live long lives with the virus in their body, as long as they have the right combination of drugs. But some researchers want to take the fight against HIV and AIDS even further... |
John Frater |
02 May 2018 |
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Creative Commons |
Dengue diagnosis and management |
With 390 million infections occuring each year, dengue is the most important mosquito-borne viral infection, and no vaccine is currently available. |
Bridget Wills |
28 Apr 2016 |
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Creative Commons |
Dengue diagnosis and management |
With 390 million infections occuring each year, dengue is the most important mosquito-borne viral infection, and no vaccine is currently available. |
Bridget Wills |
27 Apr 2016 |
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"Matters of Scale" - Complete Episode |
The issues of scale are investigated – from how properties change at very small scales, to the vastness of the Universe. Includes parts 1, 2 and 3. |
Pedro Ferreira, Alan Barr, Sylvia MacLain, Sonia Trigueros |
09 Oct 2014 |
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"Matters of Scale" Part 3 - Nanomedicine |
Dr Sonia Trigueros explains how she is using nanotechnologies to create targeted drug delivery systems. Chemotherapy is a particularly harmful treatment, with patients losing their hair and suffering from infections due to damage to their immune systems. |
Sonia Trigueros, Chris Lintott |
08 Oct 2014 |
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Creative Commons |
Viruses, how to be the perfect host |
Professor Paul Klenerman talks about our relationship with persistent viruses, such as Hepatitis C. |
Paul Klenerman |
12 Dec 2011 |
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Creative Commons |
Viruses, how to be the perfect host |
Professor Paul Klenerman talks about our relationship with persistent viruses, such as Hepatitis C. |
Paul Klenerman |
12 Dec 2011 |
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Emerging infectious diseases |
Emerging infectious diseases are often in the news but are there really more of them? Here we explore how infections invade human populations, how new pathogens adapt to become efficient infections of humans and how to predict what might happen next. |
Angela McLean |
26 Sep 2011 |