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The eLife Podcast

The eLife Podcast

Di: Dr Chris Smith
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The eLife Podcast, from eLife, the researcher-led, open access digital publication for outstanding research in life science and biomedicine.The Naked Scientists Disturbo fisico e malattia Igiene e vita sana Scienza Scienze biologiche
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  • Genetic cancer sensors, and why crabs walk sideways

    Genetic cancer sensors, and why crabs walk sideways
    May 21 2026
    This month, a genetic sensor to self-destruct cancer cells, what fish with a gene mutation are revealing about brain blood vessel disease, evidence that hallucinogens like psilocybin put brain cells into a more plastic state to loosen the grip of depression, a new technique to spot the population immunity loopholes that flu might exploit, and why crabs walk sideways... Get the references and the transcripts for this programme from the Naked Scientists website
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    38 min
  • Moths hear plants, and what fingerprints do for touch

    Moths hear plants, and what fingerprints do for touch
    Feb 28 2026
    In this episode, how kangaroos alter their postures to store more energy in their Achilles tendons and boost movement efficiency, the moths that make a beeline when they hear plants "talking" to them, tracking how people pick up diseases from their surroundings, the contribution fingerprints make to touch sensation, and some forgotten female scientists are recognised at the Eiffel Tower, in France. Get the references and the transcripts for this programme from the Naked Scientists website
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    38 min
  • Nocebos, and why the eyes of some species stay shut at birth

    Nocebos, and why the eyes of some species stay shut at birth
    Nov 30 2025
    This month, compelling evidence for why some species keep their eyes closed for sometimes several weeks after birth, scientists prove that the "nocebo" effect is more potent than a placebo, researchers report what happens when fish eggs and mouse sperm mix, the signals that cells use to measure the lengths of their telomeres, and some clever physics reveals the workings of Darwin's "warm little pond"... Get the references and the transcripts for this programme from the Naked Scientists website
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    40 min
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