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Sparrows, cavefish and fighting fungus

Sparrows, cavefish and fighting fungus

FromThe eLife Podcast


Sparrows, cavefish and fighting fungus

FromThe eLife Podcast

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Length:
31 minutes
Released:
Jun 1, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

This month we explore how genetic plasticity enables sparrows to live alongside us and fish to evolve rapidly to life in caves. We also hear why "Test! Test! Test!" is so critical to safe healthcare provision during the coronavirus pandemic, how a new technique can find drugs that boost the fungal killing power of fluconazole, and how changes in land use have knock-on effects on soil-dwelling invertebrates... Get the references and the transcripts for this programme from the Naked Scientists website
Released:
Jun 1, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (33)

The eLife Podcast, from eLife, the researcher-led, open access digital publication for outstanding research in life science and biomedicine.