Nature Podcast: 1 October 2015

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Nature Podcast: 1 October 2015

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Sep 30, 2015

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This week, the future of digital currency; a new lead for antibiotics; and 25 years of cataloguing the human genome. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

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Sep 30, 2015

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The Nature Podcast brings you the best stories from the world of science each week. We cover everything from astronomy to zoology, highlighting the most exciting research from each issue of Nature journal. We meet the scientists behind the results and providing in-depth analysis from Nature's journalists and editors.

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