A black hole awakens and why some people avoid Covid: the week in science
Science Weekly
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🗓️ 20 June 2024
⏱️ 19 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | This is the Guardian. |
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| 0:28.4 | new episodes. It's been another busy week on the science desk here at the Guardian. |
| 0:39.2 | As coronavirus continues to mutate, a new study has revealed why some people might not have caught it, and it seems it's all in the nose. |
| 0:50.0 | Plus, a new blood test can detect Parkinson's years before symptoms arise. |
| 0:55.0 | The test uses artificial intelligence to predict markers in a patient's blood. |
| 1:00.0 | It's hoped it could one day help find treatments to stop or slow down the onset of the disease. |
| 1:05.0 | And concerns over Chinese access to British science and technology. |
| 1:10.0 | All that and an awakening black hole as we break down some of the biggest stories of the last seven days. |
| 1:18.0 | I'm the Guardian Science Editor Ian Sample and this is Science Weekly. |
| 1:23.4 | I'm joined by science correspondent Hannah Devlin. |
| 1:30.1 | Hi Hannah. |
| 1:30.8 | Good morning. |
| 1:31.6 | Now there's been some interesting reporting on coronavirus over the past week, including some |
| 1:37.2 | new research into why some people might not have caught it. |
| 1:41.1 | Tell us a bit more about that study. |
| 1:42.1 | What's its findings? |
| 1:44.0 | Yeah, so I mean, I think everyone will relate to this idea that there's some people who |
| 1:47.6 | seemed to get COVID every single time it was doing the rounds and then other people just |
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