Live from the BBC The Naked Scientists.

Welcome to this week's edition of the Naked Scientists with me, Chris Smith and with

Katani.

Hello.

This week a show not to be sniffed at or even sneezed at because we're talking about the science of allergies and how the immune system works.

And also parasites because scientists think that parasites and the fact that they're able to

persist in the body for a long time and have therefore evolved clever methods to outwit our immune

system might hold the key to some of the future drugs to tackle

allergies. If you'd like to join in tonight's discussion the phone numbers 08459

25 2000, our phone number sorry our text numbers 076, 20, 1960, or you can email Chris at Naked Scientist.com.

And also coming up on the show, we bring you more from the world of science.

So Chris is going to be telling you about a potential new way to treat

hemophilia, a new coating for metal that will stop it going rusty in the rain,

I'll be telling you about a more interesting new connection between music and maths and whether the humble paracetamol could prevent cancer.

Chris.

And we've also sent Derek Upper Mountain in Tanzania to make some ugali.

More on that shortly. That's our kitchen science for this week

it's kitchen science at a distance and also here's my quiz question for you if you

think you know the answer to this one you could win yourself we have to give away this evening because it's an allergy show to

Chiro kinetic therapy sessions at David Stephen's Harley Street surgery in London.

So this is if you have allergies or you know someone that has an allergy, then they'll try this therapy,

chirop kinetic therapy in London at Harley Street and we'll follow you up and see if it actually works

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