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The Naked Scientists Podcast

Emerging Diseases

The Naked Scientists Podcast

Dr Chris Smith

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

4.6957 Ratings

🗓️ 14 December 2008

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Summary

New and Emerging diseases go under the microscope in this week's Naked Scientists, as we discover how new diseases arise, cross species barriers and spread throughout the population. We hear about the origins of HIV, the conditions that create hotspots for new pathogens and a fatal new virus found in Africa. Also, we find out why some people are genetically pre-disposed to AIDS, how the giardia bug changes coats to trick the immune system and why captive elephants live shorter lives than in the wild. Plus, in Kitchen Science, Ben takes the Tabasco Temperature Test to see how mints and chilli... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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0:00.0

Boldly going where no science show has gone before.

0:05.0

The Naked Scientists.

0:08.0

Hello, can survive with HIV, also why zoos are bad for elephants, they die at a younger

0:24.8

age apparently, and pause for thought. Why dogs get jealous just like us and we'll

0:29.7

find out why in just a second, Kat. Thanks Chris Chris also under the microscope this week we are

0:34.4

finding out where new infections come from so we'll be tracing the origins of HIV

0:39.1

as well as a new virus that recently appeared in South Africa where it's left several people dead.

0:44.5

What else is lurking out there in the wild waiting to pounce on us in our immune systems and what

0:49.0

makes this happen?

0:50.0

Thank you very much, Kat.

0:51.7

And if you think you might have caught one of nature's nasties

0:54.4

and you've been dosing yourself with menthol, then you might have noticed the effect that we're

0:58.1

testing in this week's kitchen science. It really does feel like my mouth is on fire.

1:03.7

I'm impressed then.

1:05.1

I have to say I hate Chile and I'm very glad it's you doing this and not me.

1:09.7

That's right, we're looking into how Chile and Minhal can affect the perceived temperature of your mouth.

1:15.4

So if you want to have a go, grab some mints and also some Chile.

1:18.4

And Ben and Dave will be along shortly to talk you through it.

1:20.8

And if you've got a question for the naked scientist or you just

1:22.9

want to say hi you can email us Chris at the naked scientist dot com.

1:26.5

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1:37.7

Scientists have discovered that there's a link between the genes that you carry

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