Cracking cancer's code, and the cow that scratches its back

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

🗓️ 30 January 2026

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Coming up, a world-first gene cancer database is launched. How might it help us gain a better understanding of how disease develops? Plus, the link between vitamin D deficiency and respiratory infections, Austria's back-scratching cow, and SpaceX carries out its latest launch of Starlink satellites... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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0:00.0	All engine running.
0:03.4	Absolutely genius.
0:04.3	Welcome.
0:05.2	Welcome.
0:06.1	This is the show where we bring you science.
0:07.9	What that essentially means is.
0:09.5	Discovery is advanced.
0:10.4	Research.
0:11.7	Technology.
0:12.6	Unbelievable.
0:13.6	Without further ado, this is the Naked Scientists.
0:16.9	Hello, welcome to the Naked Scientist podcast, the program that brings you the biggest
0:20.6	breakthroughs and talks to the major movers and Podcast, the program that brings you the biggest breakthroughs
0:21.2	and talks to the major movers and shakers in the worlds of science, technology and medicine.
0:26.0	I'm Chris Smith.
0:27.0	Coming up, a world-first cancer gene database is launched in England, but what will it deliver?
0:33.3	Also, the Austrian cow called Veronica, that's the first documented bovine tool user,
0:38.7	and what the latest launch of Starlink satellites might mean for our view of the night
0:43.1	sky in years to come.
0:52.5	The NHS in England has created a world-leading cancer gene database, bringing together genetic and patient information to deepen our understanding of how cancers develop and how they can be treated.
1:04.6	The aim is to support earlier diagnosis and more targeted therapies using data drawn from across the country.
1:11.6	The challenge was to convert decades of paper records and spreadsheets into a powerful digital
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