Transmissible Tumours

The Naked Scientists Podcast

Dr Chris Smith

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

4.6 • 893 Ratings

🗓️ 21 May 2010

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

Cancers you can catch go under the Naked Scientists microscope this week. We find out how a transmissible facial tumour is devastating devil populations in Tasmania and also hear how the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) causes cancer. Also, Meera looks into the science of cervical screening, and Ben and Dave reveal how carrots can help us to spot cancer cells. Plus, biofuel hope from the burning bush plant, the battle between Staphylococcus species, and the introduction of Synthia - the first microbe with a genuinely synthetic genome. Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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0:00.0	Boldly going where no science show has gone before.
0:05.0	The Naked Scientists.
0:10.0	Coming up this week, better biofufuels how the burning bush ironically could hold the key to more
0:16.1	efficient bi-diesel production we'll also be talking bacteria why some people are more likely
0:20.9	to suffer from MRSA than others and the first synthetic cell is it
0:25.6	hip or is it hype we'll find out hello I'm Chris Smith welcome to the naked
0:29.9	scientists and also on the show this week is your favorite. It's not a cat. Hello.
0:34.8	This week we're also exploring the science of transmissible tumors and these are the rare
0:39.4	cancers that you can actually catch or viruses that cause them.
0:43.0	Now Elizabeth Murchison is here with us to talk about Tasmanian devils and a fatal
0:47.1	cancer that they spread to each other through biting.
0:50.4	And later in the program we hear from virus research in Margaret Stanley how the human papilloma virus
0:55.4	HPV causes cervical cancer and whether the new vaccine introduced
0:59.4	recently to cut the risk of the disease is having the impact we're all hoping for Chris.
1:04.0	Thank you cat. Meanwhile and this is coming up later in the program can you tell us
1:08.5	what animal made this sound? It wasn't Dr. Cat just in case you were wondering. But do keep
1:16.8	guessing Diana's got the answer for you and it's coming up in question of the
1:20.0	week. But if you do have a theory on that or you've got a question for the show the email
1:24.0	addresses Chris at the naked scientist.com and you can send us a tweet as an
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