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Hello, welcome to the naked scientist.

This is the show that brings you the latest breakthroughs in science, technology and medicine.

I'm Chris Smith.

And this week, will a new vaccine help to turn the tide against malaria?

As Japan releases radar active water into the sea from Fukushima, should we be concerned,

and what and who have won Nobel Prizes in science this year.

And a bit later on, while Lions' roar isn't the most feared sound on the South African savannah. The World Health Organization has approved a new malaria vaccine that can be produced on a massive scale

and it's hoped that this jab, which has been developed by researchers at the University of

Oxford, can help to turn the tide against a disease that's killed millions of babies and

infants worldwide.

So how does it work?

Well, I've been speaking to immunologist Lisa Stockdale.

In the vaccine vial there is what we call a VLP which is a virus-like particle.

This isn't a virus, it's just that it's small and spherical and has a really high density of this malaria protein that we're trying to show the body on its surface.

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