How Cancers Form, Cancer Biology and Future Therapies

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

🗓️ 7 October 2006

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Cancer biology goes under the microscope this week, as Gerard Evan talks about the causes of cancer and how cancer spreads around the body. Also on the show, and joining us live from the National Cancer Research Institute Conference, is Fran Balkwill who will be discussing cancer treatments and the development of targeted therapies, and Kat Arney, who will be talking about the latest news in cancer research. We also travel Stateside for a Sciencce Update from Bob and Chelsea, hear from Michael Halpern from the Union of Concerned Scientists about governments interfering with scientific... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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0:30.0	Stripping down science, the naked scientists.
0:37.0	Hello and welcome to this week's edition of the Naked Scientists with me Chris Smith and also with Phil Rosenberg. Hi Phil.
0:46.0	Hi yeah.
0:47.0	Now this week an Ig Nobel Prize has been awarded to the man who discovered why woodpeckers don't get brain damage when they hammer into trees and
0:53.5	Phil will be telling you why that is. Also we'll be hearing about genetically
0:57.0	engineered bacteria that can protect a person from HIV infection and a vaccine
1:01.5	that you mustn't sniff at and that's because it can abolish
1:03.7	allergies. And also this week we'll be exploring the science of cells and how they
1:08.4	can turn into cancers. We'll be hearing from Gerard Evan and Fran Bauquil and
1:12.0	our own Catani who's in Birmingham for the National Cancer Research
1:15.1	Institute Conference which kicks off today. So if you have any questions about cells and how they work,
1:20.0	cancer and how to treat cancers, just get in touch. We'll give you the number shortly.
1:23.0	And if you're in the mood for winning something, here's this week's teaser.
1:27.0	We want to know where in the home would you normally find
1:30.0	a cetic acid and it's great prizes up for grams this week. We've got a
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