Animals on the Move

The Naked Scientists Podcast

Dr Chris Smith

Science Radio, Engineering, Naked Scientists, Natural Sciences, Technology, Life Sciences, Health & Fitness, Medicine, Science

4.6 • 957 Ratings

🗓️ 3 November 2020

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

This month (November 2020), we're theming our shows around movement. From cells moving at one extreme, to planetary movements at the other! And this week we're kick-starting the series by talking animal movement: migration, monitoring, and when to intervene in how animals move. Plus in the news - What do falling levels of coronavirus antibodies in those infected say about the likely success of a vaccine? Why might we want to dose ourselves with vitamin D? And why the Moon's wetter than we first thought! Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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0:00.0	I have you loud and clear.
0:04.3	Hello.
0:05.3	Hello.
0:06.3	Welcome.
0:07.3	H.
0:08.3	Science and that is the say physics, nature or space time a brain life the universe
0:17.4	Hello welcome to the naked scientist the show where we bring you the latest breakthroughs in science, technology and medicine with me
0:24.2	Katie Haler and me Phil Sansom.
0:27.3	This week it's the start of our themed month and our theme is on the move.
0:31.6	Today stay tuned for some animal science. We're talking
0:34.7	migration, monitoring, and when to intervene in how animals move. Plus in the
0:40.1	news, what do falling levels of coronavirus antibodies in those infected say about the likely
0:45.6	success of a vaccine? Why might we want to dose ourselves with vitamin D and why the moon is
0:51.3	wetter than we first thought.
0:53.0	The Naked Scientists Podcast is powered by UKfast.co.uk. Cases of coronavirus are surging again across Europe. In France,
1:09.4	Emmanuel Macron has announced another lockdown. Germany are hot on their heels with a lockdown light,
1:14.8	and Belgium currently has the world's highest per capita rate
1:17.7	of coronavirus infections.
1:19.5	And here in England we've recently heard news of another lockdown coming into effect on the 5th of November.
1:25.0	The somber situation looked gloomier still earlier in the week when a study of the population's coronavirus antibody levels was published.
1:33.0	We had hoped early in the pandemic that testing for antibodies would reveal
1:37.0	that many people had already had the new coronavirus,
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