EUSci: Edinburgh University Science Podcast #19

Better late than never, here's the latest episode of the EUSci podcast. This week, our host Jess Smith is here to find out about fruitbat fellatio (believe it or not), magnetic navigation in birds, new spider discoveries, and much more. So sit back and enjoy our take on the araneaic webful of science stories that made the headlines (or at least the science pages) of newspapers over the past couple of weeks.

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What's in today's show:-



News:

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  Lawsuit Against Gene Patents


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  Monkeys Experience 'Uncanny Valley'


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  Space Elevator Competition


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  Possible Drug to Treat Fragile X Syndrome


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  Fear Detector

Correspondent Reports:

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  Fruitbat Fellatio


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  Vision Underlies Birds' Magnetic Compasses


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  Spider Facts: Nepotism Good for Spiders, Spider Males Work Out How to get their Leg(s?) Over Without Being Eaten, Oldest Spider Web Found and Colour Change in Spiders is a Mystery

Feature:

Frank Dondelinger interviews Julia Wilson of the charity Sense About Science and the Voice of Young Science.

EU-What?!

• We discuss why it's better if healthcare staff wash their hands.

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