PIGS TO THE RESCUE: The Fascinating World of Pig Kidney Transplants🐷🫀

Fun Kids Science Weekly

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🗓️ 11 May 2024

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

It's time for another trip around the solar system on the BIGGER and BETTER Science Weekly!

This episode of the Fun Kids Science Weekly we continue our bigger and better podcast where we put YOUR questions to our team of experts, have scientists battle it out for which science is the best & learn all about Pig Kidney Transplants!

Dan starts with the latest science news, where we learn about former Paralympian John McFall and his quest to join the space race working with the European Space Agency, a double celebration for a endangered Suffolk Punch Foal horse called Jedi John and Emily Mullin from WIRED explains all about why human's are starting to have pig kidney transplants.

Then we delve into your questions where Dan answers Lily's question on why water is see through and we pose Lucas' question on what's under a turtle's shell to Zoologist Rachael Funnell

Dangerous Dan continues and we learn all about the Gaboon Viper, one of the scariest looking snakes in the world, found in the Sahara Desert.

The Battle of the Sciences continues where Dan chats to Louise Gentle from Nottingham Trent University about why Conservation Biology is the best!

What do we learn about?

- One former Paralympian's journey to join the space race

- Jedi John, the Suffolk Punch Foal, and why he's so special

- The science behind humans having Pig Kidney Transplants

- What's under a turtle's shell?

- Is Conservation Biology the best type of science?

All on this week's episode of Science Weekly!

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0:00.0	Hello everyone. I'm Kressa de Kowl, author of How to Train Your Dragon and I'm just popping in to tell you about my new book series, which way to anywhere.
0:08.0	It's a story about four children who discover that there are alternative worlds beyond our own
0:14.0	and that they can travel to them with the help of a magical map and a very special gift.
0:19.0	Of course, this leads to epic unexpected adventures. Which way to anywhere and its sequel which way
0:25.4	around the galaxy are both available to buy now. Happy reading.
0:29.8	Welcome along Explorer it's time for a brand new adventure searching through the solar system for all those secrets.
0:38.0	It's the Fun Kids Science Weekly.
0:41.0	My name is Dan and it seems this is the only show that really tries to
0:46.7	discover things about the universe that I once ever heard before right we do all
0:51.0	the work we do the hard stuff with you and a few genius friends of ours.
0:56.0	Now this week we'll take a peek inside a tortoise to find out what's really under its shell.
1:02.0	That's where all its soft squishy organs are so that's things like the stomach for
1:07.3	eating lungs for breathing it needs a heart to keep blood move around the body and luckily the tortoise's shell is extremely
1:16.4	strong so it keeps all of those things safe.
1:19.2	Also in our quest to find the best science ever, you can hear from a scientist who tries to save species.
1:28.0	Wildlife conservation biology means that I can study all about different species, different habitats, so polar
1:35.8	regions under the sea and just learn huge interesting facts about every single animal on earth.
1:44.0	And our dangerous Dan this week looks at one of the most terrifying looking snakes ever.
1:50.0	It's gruesome, I warn you now.
1:52.0	Let's get into a brand new Fun Kids Science Weekly.
1:55.0	And we'll start with your science in the news. The former Paralympian John
2:04.8	McPhall is working with the European Space Agency on a groundbreaking study to
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