This week on Dear Science, Frances Wright talks to AUT professor Marcus Jones about a new public database of AI predicted protein structures, NASA's investigation into re-naming the James Webb telescope after LGBTQ+ claims, and how COVID vaccines have a higher approval in less-affluent countries.
This week on Dear Science, Frances Wright talked with AUT professor Allan Blackman about how Neuroprosthesis is restoring words to a man with paralysis, an evolutionary study that shows how the human body is shaped by the climate, and new footage of Oregon's infamous exploding whale incident of 1970.
This week Allan joins James for his last wire and bring a curious and interesting selection of stories.
Allan walks us through a new type of water treatement which could revolutinize how people get clean water.
Allan warns us with the facts around stress turning our hair grey.
Fijally Allan talks abouyt the English channel and the things which have flown above it, primarily a solar powered plan and bicycle powered flight machine.
This week Dear Science ranges all the way from billions of light years away to right down to the microscopic.
Marcus explains to us how scientists are looking at black holes and neutron stars, and whether a black hole can swallow a neutron star whole.
Zooming right in, Marcus talks us through the CRISPR gene and how it is has been tested to treat deadly diseases within the body.
finally, Marcus explains all the controversies around the Dragon Man and other memebers of the human family tree, and whether we should see a restructure.
This week on Dear Science, Allan takes us through a whirlwind of science, touching on nobel prize winners, potential cancer-causing drugs and lead in London air from petrol.
Allan takes on a journey of the careers of Ei-ichi Negishi and Richard R. Ernst, both shemists who have contributed to the scientific world.
James learns about a scientific paper which said a drug called ranitidine created carcinogens in patients, which has now been retracted.
Allan warns us of the impacts of lead in the air and explains why there is still lead in the air from when petrol contained lead.
This week Marcus discusses with James everyting from space exploration to natural disasters.
Marcus starts off by telling us about the latest space missions to be announced, which will be heading to explore Venus. With the conditions far harsher than Mars, different challenges are at the forefront.
Next, Marcus explains a dilemma occuring between experts around COVID-19 variants, children, and whether thry need to be vaccinated straight away. Differing opinions mean some say children are not at risk, while others say they are holding grounds for new variants to grow.
To finish everything up, Marcus talks about a landslide which pccured in India at the start of the year and some of the statistics around the slide.