Artificial platelets, and angry primates

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Artificial platelets, and angry primates

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Apr 12, 2024

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This week on The Naked Scientists: Scientists invent artificial platelets to help clot blood; why it might be time to reappraise the peace-loving nature of bonobos; and why the Moon may have turned itself inside out in the past... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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