Hantavirus outbreak, and salmon on cocaine
5/8/202633 min
This week, we discuss the hantavirus outbreak on the MV Hondius. What are we beginning to learn? Plus, how potatoes were the driving force for advantageous gene selection in the Indigenous Andean population, the salmon being exposed to cocaine in polluted rivers, and what newly discovered molecules are teaching us about ancient life on Mars... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
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Hello, welcome to this week's Naked Scientists, the show that brings you the biggest breakthroughs and talks to the major movers and shakers in the worlds of science, technology, and medicine. I'm Chris Smith, and coming up, hantavirus breaks out on a cruise ship. Is this uncharted territory for health officials? Also, why salmon might be hooked on cocaine in our waterways, and NASA's rovers discover a range of new molecules on the Martian surface.
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