Bite-sized vaccines and familiar faces

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Bite-sized vaccines and familiar faces

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Aug 26, 2022

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In the news this week: the medical breakthrough of a potential malaria vaccine; we find out how sewage is polluting our beaches but may also help us cope with a sulphur shortage; and a way to immunise the brain against misinformation... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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