Stripping down science, the naked scientists.

Hello, welcome to this week's naked scientists with Chris Smith and with Ben Valsler.

Hi Ben.

Hello. Thanks Ben. Hello.

Thanks for joining us.

Now the perfect solution this week coming up.

We've got the perfect answer for people who have a problem with hose pipe bands

and also people who are hopeless are watering their house plants because researchers

are made a GM plant that can tolerate not being watered for weeks on end.

That's all coming up.

Also how doctors are reflecting on using mirrors as a powerful way to take away pain and why chewing on Magnolia bark

might help to freshen up your breath at least that's what researchers are

telling us. And also this week we're exploring the mind we're including here in

the scientific reason why certain songs just

stick in your head and keep going round. We're also finding out why false memory

syndrome, finding out all about it, how do we stall memories, why do we forget things and why is it that sometimes when we remember things it's not right.

Plus we'll be looking at the problem of Alzheimer's disease and how researchers suspect that a common virus might be the cause.

Thank you Ben.

And also in this week, our question of the week really is a giant leap for mankind.

I had a question regarding astronauts.

I was wondering whether it would be possible for them if they were stuck in space to

project themselves towards Earth and re-enter the atmosphere and only a spacesuit.

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