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Podcast: The World, the Universe and Us
Episode: #106: Saving children from cancer; new ways to remove greenhouse gases; brain growth in adults
Description: Children with some of the most aggressive forms of cancer are being saved by a personalised medicine treatment programme in Australia. The Zero Childhood Cancer Program has saved more than 150 children who would’ve otherwise died. The team shares a moving interview with one of the parents. Lichens evolve even more slowly than you might think. The team examines new research into the abundant Trebouxia genus of lichen which appears to take around a million years to adapt to changing climate conditions.Enhanced weathering - using ground-up rocks to draw carbon dioxide out of...