Podcast: When we pay attention to plane crashes, releasing modified mosquitoes, and bacteria that live off radiation

Science Magazine Podcast

Science Podcast

News, News Commentary, Science

4.3 • 842 Ratings

🗓️ 13 October 2016

⏱️ 22 minutes

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This week, we chat about some of our favorite stories -- including a new bacterial model for alien life that feeds on cosmic rays, tracking extinct “bear dogs” to Texas, and when we stop caring about plane crashes -- with Science’s Online News Editor David Grimm. Plus, Alexa Billow talks to Staff Writer Kelly Servick about her feature story on the releasing modified mosquitoes in Brazil to combat diseases like Zika, dengue, and chikungunya. Her story is part of a package on mosquito control. Listen to previous podcasts [Image: © Alex Wild; Music: Jeffrey Cook] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:20.1	Welcome to the science podcast for October 14, 2016.
1:21.5	I'm Sarah Crespi.
1:25.1	In this week's show, Alexa Billo talks with Kelly Servic about releasing modified mosquitoes into the wild.
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