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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 10 days 23 hours 17 minutes
Coronapod: COVID's origins and the 'lab leak' theory
Where did the SARS-CoV-2 virus come from? As a team of researchers from the WHO prepares to report on its investigation into the origins of the virus, we discuss the leading theories, including the controversial ‘lab leak' hypothesis.
COVID, 2020 and a year of lost research
The pandemic's unequal toll on the research community, and a newly discovered mitochondria-like symbiosis.
Coronapod: Google-backed database could help answer big COVID questions
A repository with millions of data points will track immunity and variant spread.
The quark of the matter: what's really inside a proton?
The surprising structure of protons, and a method for growing small intestines for transplantation.
Audio long-read: Thundercloud Project tackles a gamma-ray mystery
Researchers in Japan are trying to understand why thunderstorms fire out bursts of powerful radiation.
Coronapod: our future with an ever-present coronavirus
What’s the endgame for the COVID-19 pandemic? Is a world without SARS-CoV-2 possible, or is the virus here to stay?
A mammoth discovery: oldest DNA on record from million-year-old teeth
Researchers sequence the oldest DNA ever recovered, and the people bringing art and science together.
Coronapod: Is mixing COVID vaccines a good idea?
The science behind how and when to give vaccines doses.
Human Genome Project - Nature’s editor-in-chief reflects 20 years on
Looking back at the publication of the human genome, and how macrophages mend muscle.
Coronapod: Variants – what you need to know
Researchers are scrambling to understand the biology of new coronavirus variants and the impact they might have on vaccine efficacy. Around the world, concern is growing about the impact that new, faster-spreading variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus wi...