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Why aren't we dead?

Why aren't we dead?

FromOxford Sparks Big Questions


Why aren't we dead?

FromOxford Sparks Big Questions

ratings:
Length:
13 minutes
Released:
Jun 5, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

There is a whole world of things out there that want us dead – we are talking microscopic invaders that want to get inside our bodies and kill us. Lucky for us we have a secret weapon to keep us alive…ANTIBODIES In this episode we are taking a deep dive and looking at these teeny tiny antibodies and asking….why aren’t we dead?  To find out we met up with the Head of the Department for Statistics at the University of Oxford, Charlotte Deane…
Released:
Jun 5, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

'Will my bacon sandwich kill me?', 'Is vaping better than smoking?', 'How do you become an astronaut?' - just some of the Big Questions we ask some of the brightest minds behind Oxford science. Join us in each podcast as we explore a different area of science.