Lab-grown Crohn's mini-guts, and is the Universe a doughnut?

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War and the environment, and Neanderthal-human interbreeding

Coming up, we assess the environmental and health impact of conflict in the Middle East. Plus, the gene variants that affect how heavily someone smokes, a medication called ruxolitinib that could help the vitiligo community, and a fascinating new study on interbreeding between Ne ...  Show more

Eradicating polio

This week, we're exploring polio: a highly infectious viral disease that can attack the nervous system and cause paralysis, mainly in young children. Polio has been pushed to the brink of elimination thanks to global vaccination efforts - but it still persists. In this episode, w ...  Show more

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