Quick Fire Science, from the Naked Scientists
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Rapid fire science in sixty seconds, or so... We break down the latest science stories into digestible quick-fire podcasts that focus on the facts.

Kidney Transplants

The waiting list for kidney transplants is one of the longest. Here's Phil Sansom with the QuickFire Science of kidney transplantation, including why ...
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Gene Therapy

Advances in genetics and molecular biology mean that it is now possible to treat and even cure a raft of disorders for which there was previously litt...
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HPV: Human Papillomavirus

Human papillomaviruses are the cause of cervical and head and neck cancers in men and women. About half of the adult population have been exposed to h...
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HIV: Human Immunodeficiency Virus

Worldwide, nearly 40 million people are infected with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. Here's the Quick Fire Science, with Phil Sansom... HIV is the h...
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Chlamydia

Up to 10% of young people are infected with chlamydia. Here's the Quick Fire Science, from Phil Sansom...Chlamydia is a bacterial infection. It's one ...
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Driverless Cars

It has been announced by the government that driverless cars will be trialled on the roads of the UK by January 2015. The Ministry for Transport has i...
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Supermoon

Last weekend, many people will have noticed the moon looking especially bigand bright. This is because of a phenomenon known as the supermoon. Like th...
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Smallpox

US government this week discovered vials of smallpox virus whilst cleaning out an old storeroom. This was shocking, as it was thought that the only 2 ...
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Captive breeding

Last week, the 2nd to last to last wild born Spix's Macaw died. The 40 year old parrot, named Presley, was thought to have inspired the film Rio- abou...
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The Lethal Injection

Capital punishment hasn't been used in the UK since 1964, however many countries, including the USA and China, still execute prisoners ever year. This...
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