Embryos made from skin cells, and remembering Jane Goodall

The Naked Scientists Podcast

Dr Chris Smith

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

4.6 • 958 Ratings

🗓️ 3 October 2025

⏱️ 36 minutes

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In this edition of The Naked Scientists: US scientists have turned skin cells into human embryos for the very first time. We unpack the significance. Also ahead, the legacy of the primatologist and conservationist, Jane Goodall, who has died at the age of 91. Plus, we hear from a chemist who believes he has cracked the mystery of ghostly lights we call will-o'-the-wisps... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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0:37.3	Welcome. Welcome.
0:38.2	This is the show where we bring you science.
0:40.1	What that essentially means is.
0:41.7	Discovery is advanced.
0:42.9	Research.
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0:45.8	Without further ado, this is the naked scientist.
0:50.1	Hello, welcome to the Naked Scientist, the program that brings you the biggest
0:53.7	breakthroughs and talks to the major movers and shakers in the worlds of science, technology and medicine.
0:58.8	With me, Chris Smith.
1:00.1	And coming up, scientists announce a technique to create viable human eggs that can be fertilised and grown into embryos.
1:07.6	We unpack the significance.
1:09.4	Also, the legacy of the primatologist and conservationist
1:12.4	Jane Goodall, who's died at the age of 91, and the chemist who's cracked the mystery of the
1:18.0	ghostly lights we call Willow the Whisp.
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