Bird flu threat, and what the Romans really did for us

The Naked Scientists Podcast

Dr Chris Smith

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

4.6 • 893 Ratings

🗓️ 10 January 2025

⏱️ 34 minutes

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In the news podcast this week, the first human death from bird flu in the US has made virologists vigilant about its potential threat. Also, we learn about the potentially billions of tonnes of sequestered hydrogen on Earth that could be used for clean energy, and hear of the promising results in animals for new drugs for treatment resistant prostate cancer. Then, the unintended cognitive consequences of lead mining in the Roman empire, and question of the week takes us back to a time when all the continents were clumped together... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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0:00.0	All engine running.
0:04.6	Absolutely genius.
0:05.4	Welcome.
0:06.3	Welcome.
0:07.2	This is the show where we bring you science.
0:09.0	What that essentially means is...
0:10.6	Discovery is...
0:11.2	Devances.
0:12.1	Research.
0:12.9	Technology.
0:13.8	Unbelievable.
0:14.7	Without further ado.
0:15.6	This is The Naked Scientists.
0:18.4	Hello, welcome to the Naked Scientists.
0:20.4	This is the show that brings you the biggest breakthroughs and talks to the major movers and shakers in the worlds of science, technology and medicine.
0:27.7	I'm Chris Smith. Coming up, the US record their first human death from bird flu. So should we be concerned?
0:35.7	Also, a new drug to treat drug-resistant prostate cancer,
0:39.5	and what have the Romans ever done for us? Well, apparently, widespread lead pollution.
0:44.8	From Cambridge University's Institute of Continuing Education, this is the Naked Scientists. scientists. Up first this week, the United States have recorded their first human death from
1:03.7	bird flu. The patient who did have underlying health conditions was taken to a hospital in
1:08.4	Louisiana after contracting the H5N1 virus, but they deteriorated.
1:14.0	The infection is now spreading in cows and it's even killing domestic and wild cats.
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