DifiniGEN is a new Cambridge company that can grow liver cells to test if new drugs are harmful. In this podcast, their CEO Dr Marcus Yeo explains how this technology comes from the Nobel Prize winning work of Cambridge university’s Sir John Gurdon. He says that there’s a seriously possible use for organ replacement in the future. See www.definigen.com
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- Might rubbing kitten litter on your face be a good thing?
- Is it helpful for slow loris primates to give their children poison?
- Are more people injured by coconuts than are attacked by sharks?
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- The next SCIENCE SHOW will be Saturday 23rd February at 2.30 pm. For updates follow us on twitter @105science. Email us your ideas and science questions SCIENCE@cambridge105.co.uk
- For upcoming talks see www.talks.cam.ac.uk. Also see www.cam.ac.uk/sciencefestival where the Cambridge Science Festival runs from 11 – 24 March, 2013. Corral your kids and clear your diary!
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