Naked Scientists Newsflash

In this NewsFlash, we hear about the melanoma stem cells that fuel the growth of tumours, the genes that could mean you'll live to be 100 and the fossils that show the earliest multi-cellular organism. We'll hear the evidence that Sabre-toothed tigers packed a mighty punch, as well as a big bite, and how a new x-ray laser has created "cored" atoms.

We find out why size matters in bird beaks, how plant roots cope with competition, and what astronomers can learn about neutrinos in this NewsFlash. Plus, building lungs in the lab!

We hear how researchers have caught swine flu in the act of mutating in this NewsFlash, as well as discovering how migrating humans carried parasites out of Africa, a new gene therapy for HIV and why females are more likely to suffer the effects of stress. Plus, bomb proof curtains that expand when they're stretched!

In this NewsFlash, we discover how sharks sniff out a snack, the genes that stop you from waking up to eat and the honey trap for surveying viruses carried by mosquitoes. Plus, we explore the technology used in South Africa to make the World Cup safe and accessible, and look at the impact of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on Louisiana's wetlands.

How often do you clean your teeth? In this week's NewsFlash, we find out why clean teeth might mean a healthy heart. Plus, how evidence for our meat earliest meat eating ancestors coincides with a growth in brain size, mongooses learning from their elders and why transplanting coral can save a reef.

We explore the oily threat to Tuna and a newly discovered way that blood vessels in the brain clear a blockage in this Naked Scientists NewsFlash. Plus, how channels on Mars reveal secrets about the Martian climate, and the fossil evidence that shows the octopus is older than expected. We find out why shape is essential for H. plyori - a gut bug associated with ulcers and cancer.

In this NewsFlash, we explore the biofuel hope from the Burning Bush, the battle between Staphylococcus species and the chemical trick to reactivate dormant egg cells. Plus, the introduction of Synthia - the first microbe with a truly synthetic genome, and a BioBlitz in Bristol - recording biodiversity against the clock.

In this NewsFlash, we find out how to detect the brain activity when you see a familiar face and why genetically modified crops may boost bug populations. Also, we discover the chemicals that make mice scared stiff if they smell a predator, and hear how to create hair cells, essential for hearing, in the lab. Plus, how Tibetans living at altitude have developed different genes to their lowland neighbours!

We hear how Herschel witnessed the birth of stars in this NewsFlash, as well as exploring the Neanderthal genome and finding out why washing your hands can alter the way you think. Plus, deciphering the second genetic code - how alternative splicing means the same genes can code for many products...

This week, we hear how the first amphibian genome helps to fill the vertebrate family tree, meet the colourful fish that shine a light on evolution and find out how a technique developed to study eye disease can help find art forgeries. Plus, the genome from a clinical perspective - we look at the future of personalised medicine.

In this NewsFlash, we find out how we may soon be able to predict the Asian monsoon - one of the most important weather events in the world. We explore why dreaming helps you to remember things and find out about the stresses and strains a tablet experiences after you've swallowed it! Plus, the Neanderthal in your genes - new genetic evidence that our ancestors interbred with other hominids on at least two occasions.

In this Newsflash, we find out about a new species of early human, active volcanoes on Venus, sushi-digesting genes found in the human intestine and a new form of nanowire. Plus, we hear about a new drug to fight tumours.

In this Newsflash, we find out why the Asian monsoon season sends pollutants into the stratosphere, a new electrical technique for desalination and why swine flu spared the older generation. Plus, new understanding of the genesis of coronary arteries.

In this week's NewsFlash, a new way to finger criminals using the trail of bacteria they leave behind, combating cancer with synthetic lethality, and how scientists have turned mosquitoes into flying vaccinators. Plus, how to create, and cure Alzheimer's disease in fruit flies.

This week; we hear about octopodes having temper tantrums when exposed to HDTV, explore why some people are genetically wired to feel more pain and how eyeless scorpions are not stuck down an evolutionary blind alley. Plus, how scientists can use a brain scanner to see what you're imagining in your mind's eye!

On this week's NewsFlash, the gene combination that's perfect for tuberculosis, the methane time-bomb ticking off the Siberian coast, the first human writing and how doctors are knocking migraines on the head with a magnet!

We explore the secret messages that fish send in ultra-violet and a genetic trick to stop Dengue getting off the ground in this Naked Scientists NewsFlash. Plus, the giant shark munching through shellfish in cretaceous seas, and the alien star clusters invading our galaxy!

In this NewsFlash, how a simple intervention could cut child deaths in the developing world by more than 30 percent, a new technique for tracking the genetic signature of a tumour and how crafty scientists have got "lab on a chip" systems stitched up! Plus, how locking vaccines in a sugar based glass reduces the need for refrigeration, making vaccines cheaper and easier to transport.

In this NewsFlash, we explore how laser sensitive nanoparticles can help to identify tumours, what the genome of a 4000 year old man reveals about human migrations and the physics of a jogging elephant! Plus, we find out what seismologists can learn from the recent earthquake in Haiti.

We discover how sperm get turned on, how researchers can recreate colourful dinosaurs and how painstaking genetic studies help us to understand how mosquitoes smell the world. Plus, sound sleep for type 1 diabetics and how thinking about tennis can help us to communicate with people in persistant vegitative states.