9 Aug 2023

Science: Pandemic lessons, 'unknome' database, super-conductor

From Nine To Noon, 11:45 am on 9 August 2023
pandemic, gene, superconductor

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Dr Siouxsie Wiles joins Susie to talk about a new comparison of how various countries handled the Covid pandemic and the latest research into gene variations which can make some people less likely to get Covid and others more likely to get long-Covid.

She'll also talk about a new database that's been created to document the 'unknome' - genes in the human genome that have been identified, but whose functions are not known.

And there's been a super-charged saga over new superconductor LK-99. Siouxsie breaks it down.

Associate Professor Dr Siouxsie Wiles is the head of Bioluminescent Superbugs Lab at the University of Auckland.