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When The Drugs Don't Work...

FromThe Naked Scientists Podcast


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When The Drugs Don't Work...

FromThe Naked Scientists Podcast

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Length:
60 minutes
Released:
Dec 6, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Antibiotics are chemicals that kill bacteria but leave us unharmed. However, bacteria are evolving so that our drugs no longer kill them. If this trend continues, the treatable are going to become untreatable... How serious would this scenario be, though? We'll be putting the problem under the microscope this week. Plus in the news, the UK's new Snooper's Charter, the man modelling vascular diseases in a dish, and what happens in your brain when you talk to God... For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
Released:
Dec 6, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

The Naked Scientists flagship science show brings you a lighthearted look at the latest scientific breakthroughs, interviews with the world's top scientists, answers to your science questions and science experiments to try at home.