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The Naked Scientists.

Hello, technique to enable them to see some of the smallest things in the universe.

Now it's not George Bush's brain, it's a hydrogen atom.

Also, how a facial infectious cancer is wiping out Tasmanian devils, that's down in Australia,

but it's also making them breed at a much younger age and we'll be finding

out why, and also where did jellyfish go and what do they do? We'll be talking to the man who's tagging

them to find out. That's all on the way, Ben.

Thanks, Chris. Also this week we're

looking at the science of drug discovery to find out how new drugs are developed and

tested right through from test tube to patient. But will new techniques be able to save us from the superbugs of today and

tomorrow?

That's all on the way, and we'll also be solving an age-old mystery in question of the week.

Hi, Steph Black, according to him from Bundaberg in Queensland and Australia for questions a week.

I'd like to know if there are any life forms, plant, animal fungus, whatever, that are effectively immortal.

So what is the longest living thing on the planet and I'll tell you for free.

It's not someone listening to a James Blunt song, although that can feel like an incredibly

long time if not a lifetime.

Now if you've got any questions for the show or you just want to say hi the email address is Chris at the naked scientist.com

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Now this week a team of scientists who are based at the University of California at Berkeley

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