Bivalent Covid Boosters and Unbalanced Bees

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

🗓️ 19 August 2022

⏱️ 31 minutes

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In science news this week: the UK has approved a new COVID-19 vaccine which hopes to tackle the omicron variant, and scientists alter the blood type compatibility of a kidney outside the body. Plus, we investigate if e-scooter riders are more reckless than cyclists, how brain scans can be used to better predict learning over tests, and what chemicals make bees wobbly... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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0:00.0	All engine running.
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0:04.0	I'm so genius.
0:05.0	Welcome.
0:06.0	This is the show where we bring science.
0:08.0	What that essentially means is
0:10.0	Discovery is advances,
0:11.0	research, technology, unbelievable.
0:14.0	Without further ado, this is the naked scientist.
0:17.0	Hello and welcome to the naked scientist,
0:19.0	the show where we bring you the latest breakthroughs in science, technology and medicine.
0:23.4	I'm Julia Ravi and I'm James Ticco.
0:25.9	This week...
0:26.7	They were not able to turn accurately in order to follow the direction of motion. How pesticides are making bees wobbly.
0:35.0	We ask if e-scooter riders are more reckless than cyclists
0:38.0	and a new method of altering the blood type
0:40.0	associated with an organ for transplantation.
0:43.0	The Naked Scientists Podcast is powered by UKfast.co.uk. Now we're no strangers to new vaccines. Over the past couple of years, several have been manufactured and millions of
1:03.4	doses administered to help us build immunity to SARS-COV2, the virus that causes
1:08.1	COVID-19. But while our vaccines have remained the same since the start of the
1:12.1	pandemic, the coronavirus causing
1:14.0	it has not. We have seen variants sweep through populations causing spikes in infection before
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