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Our Changing World for Thursday 16 June 2016

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  • DNA transfer between brain cells

    science health
    During Alzheimer's Disease, brain cells are gradually lost.

    9:55 PM.Malaghan Institute scientist Mike Berridge recently discovered a fundamentally new process of mitochondrial DNA transfer between cells. He now investigates whether this is also the case between brain… Read more Audio

  • Gotta have skin

    science health
    Growing skin in the lab.

    9:46 PM.A tougher artificial skin, that is quick to grow in the lab, could revolutionise the treament of burn victims and increase their chance of survival. Read more Video, Audio

  • Big hopes for tiny wasp mite

    science environment
    A common wasp nest with adults, larvae and pupae

    9:34 PM.A tiny mite, that could transmit diseases such as viruses, is being investigated as a possible biocontrol agent for introduced social wasps. Read more Audio

  • Microbes and moods

    science health
    James Baty, left, and Mike Berridge, are part of the Malaghan Institute's team that discovered mtDNA transfer between cells in animals

    9:20 PM.We are more microbe than human, and our microbiome may be affecting our brain, moods and behaviour. Read more Audio

  • Pesticide bad news for bee learning and memory

    science environment
    Honeybees being tested for learning and memory

    9:06 PM.Chemists and zoologists have teamed up to investigate the impact of the pesticide chlorpyrifos on bee learning and memory Read more Audio

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