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Viruses were very mysterious for a long, long time. Steve explores the history today, and learns that you can make one from bits and pieces in the lab,,,

Imperial have just started trialling their vaccine in people. But does it cut the mustard when compared to Oxford's? Today Nick and Steve explore the big differences between them

If Steve was around in the early 1900s, he'd not only have a dodgy moustache, but he'd be volunteering to get injected with Yellow Fever. Find out today about the first human virus to be pinned down....

In today's cup of COVID Nick explores why the coronavirus might make your blood clot - just what is it doing to those platelets? Spoiler - we still don't really know.....

Are mutants bad? Professor X doesn't think so. Today Steve explores viral mutations from coronavirus' point of view and comes to the same conclusion. Steve may not be a professor yet, but he's thinking in the same way!

Prestigious journals The Lancet and the New England Journal of Medicine get found out publishing COVID claptrap. Today Nick delves into the scandal....

Luke Skywalker famously once used womp rats to explain to us the significance of 2 metres. Today, Steve and Nick work out the science behind 2 metres in COVID social distancing. There's not a lot of it.

Trump LOVES hydroxychloroquine. It's SO perfect, I can't tell you. Believe me. Today we found out why it may work, or more probably why it won't.

These week Steve works out just how tiny viruses can be, and how mistakes are good!

Steve and Nick meet up for a Covid Cuppa to discuss some of the latest science surrounding the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. How much energy is there in COVID? If you like TheScienceShed, the best thing you can do is share it on social media, and to follow us all on twitter, and please leave us a rating or review on iTunes! twitter @SteveTheChemist, @theevanslab, @Elamanor & @TheScienceShed

Steve and Nick meet up for a Covid Cuppa to discuss some of the latest science surrounding the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. What's the chance of a second wave? If you like TheScienceShed, the best thing you can do is share it on social media, and to follow us all on twitter, and please leave us a rating or review on iTunes! twitter @SteveTheChemist, @theevanslab, @Elamanor & @TheScienceShed

Steve and Nick meet up for a Covid Cuppa to discuss some of the latest science surrounding the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. Yesterday we tallking about the biggest virus - now it's time for the tiddler.. If you like TheScienceShed, the best thing you can do is share it on social media, and to follow us all on twitter, and please leave us a rating or review on iTunes!

Steve and Nick meet up for a Covid Cuppa to discuss some of the latest science surrounding the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. This time we find out how small a big virus is. If you like TheScienceShed, the best thing you can do is share it on social media, and to follow us all on twitter, and please leave us a rating or review on iTunes! twitter @SteveTheChemist, @theevanslab, @Elamanor & @TheScienceShed

Steve and Nick meet up for a Covid Cuppa to discuss some of the latest science surrounding the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. This time we find out how to grow a virus!

This week Nick and Steve invite Alex Dickinson into the shed for a chat about the respirator that he and his colleagues rapidly designed to help protect clinical staff working with COVID-infected patients. We talk about learning to sew, dodging internet trolls, and Monty Python.

It's the conclusion of series 3, Eleanor, Nick and Steve are back in the shed to bicker about corona, dog corneas and the final postdoc soap box! A HUGE thank you to @Elamanor for her wonderful help with the pod, we'll miss you! If you like TheScienceShed, the best thing you can do is share it on social media, and to follow us all on twitter, and please leave us a rating or review on iTunes! twitter @SteveTheChemist, @theevanslab, @Elamanor & @TheScienceShed

This week, Nick and Steve speak with old Science Shed friend, Dr Patrick McClure, virologist extraordinaire, who's currently on the front line in research against the coronavirus menace. Find out some virus basics, as well as why we might need to watch out for zombie voles in the UK in the future!!!

We're back in the Shed with a Nobel 2019 themed episode, this week we're hearing about Steve's failed grants, Nicks favourite place to scratch and Eleanor reigns supreme with a Ignobel quiz. Plus there's a new jingle!!!1 If you like TheScienceShed, the best thing you can do is share it on social media, and to follow us all on twitter, and please leave us a rating or review on iTunes! twitter @SteveTheChemist, @theevanslab, @Elamanor & @TheScienceShed

This week Steve works out whether we can solve the energy crisis using thunderstorms, Eleanor brings us postdoc angst and her exciting, embryonic game and Nick shows how to hurt yourself in the lab.

Eleanor puts up with Steve and Nick for yet another episode. This week were talking about drop kicking pugs, wacky editorial teams and how to kill zombies... pretty standard really. Please share and RT LOVE YOU! If you like TheScienceShed, the best thing you can do is share it on social media, and to follow us all on twitter, and please leave us a rating or review on iTunes! twitter @SteveTheChemist, @theevanslab, @Elamanor & @TheScienceShed