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Episode 28: March 2016

In this episode we hear about aging, artificial fingertips, ancient DNA, antibiotic resistance and dengue fever.
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Episode 28: March 2016

Chapters

  1. 0:35
    Gender divide
    The guts of male and female fruit flies age differently.
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  2. 6:03
    Feeling better
    An artificial fingertip can recreate a sense of touch.
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  3. 11:15
    Why did plagues stop?
    DNA from 18th century teeth reveals plague secrets.
    This chapter is based on the following content
  4. 16:00
    Following the food chain
    Genomics can track antibiotic resistance during beef production.
    This chapter is based on the following content
  5. 21:12
    Risk assessment
    An early warning system for dengue fever.
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    Sex difference in pathology of the ageing gut mediates the greater response of female lifespan to dietary restriction

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    Intraneural stimulation elicits discrimination of textural features by artificial fingertip in intact and amputee humans

    Calogero Maria Oddo et al.
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    2. Microbiology and Infectious Disease

    Eighteenth century Yersinia pestis genomes reveal the long-term persistence of an historical plague focus

    Kirsten I Bos et al.
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    2. Microbiology and Infectious Disease

    Resistome diversity in cattle and the environment decreases during beef production

    Noelle R Noyes et al.
    1. Epidemiology and Global Health
    2. Microbiology and Infectious Disease

    Evaluating probabilistic dengue risk forecasts from a prototype early warning system for Brazil

    Rachel Lowe et al.