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The Naked Scientists Podcast

National Pathology Week

The Naked Scientists Podcast

Dr Chris Smith

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

4.6957 Ratings

🗓️ 9 November 2008

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

This week's Pathological programme brings you a glimpse into the world of the pathologist. We attend a real autopsy to discover how a pathologist uncovers a cause of death, and hear how Cambridge scientists have found a new way to stop Multiple Sclerosis (M.S.) in it's tracks. We also find out how a common rock can lock away carbon, why forest fungi give out less greenhouse gases when they're warm, and shed some light on the workings of world's smallest solar panels. Plus, in place of Kitchen Science, Ben tries to stop a virtual outbreak of the plague! Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

Transcript

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On Britain streets, you unknowingly see, extraordinary heroes who look just like me.

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We live without capes or superpowers.

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We're the everyday heroes who save the hour a nurse a teacher a cabby a mate pride of

0:17.3

Britain's here it's time to celebrate do you know an everyday hero who deserves

0:22.4

recognition visit pride of Britain dot com Do you know an everyday hero who deserves recognition?

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Visit pride of Britain.com and nominate them today.

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T.S.B. proud partners of the Pride of Britain Awards.

0:30.0

Boldly going where no science show has gone before. The Naked Scientists

0:37.0

scientists.

0:47.0

Hello, welcome to this week's naked scientists with me, Chris Smith, and also with Helen Scales.

0:48.0

Hi Helen.

0:49.0

Hello.

0:50.0

They're coming up in this week's show

0:51.0

how scientists have found a way to turn billions of tons of

0:53.7

carbon dioxide into rock and that could help to control the greenhouse

0:56.8

effect and on the subject of the greenhouse effect why fungi might hold the key also

1:00.8

to a reduction in CO2 and we'll be finding out why shortly and

1:04.6

also why some people are more prone to alcoholism than others. Scientists have made a

1:09.6

mouse that's a bit prone to a tipple and we're finding out about that in just a second

1:14.0

Helen. Thanks Chris and this week has also been the UK's first ever National

1:18.4

Pathology Week so we're putting the work of the pathologists under the

1:22.0

microscope we'll be finding out how to handle an outbreak of deadly infectious disease and also taking part in a post-mortem to understand just how a pathologist discovers why it is a person has died.

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