Better Biofuel? Ask a cow... - Naked Scientists NewsFLASH - 31.01.11

from Naked Scientists NewsFLASH · host Dr Chris Smith, The Naked Scientists

In this NewsFlash, we find out why our model of the circadian clock might be wrong, how the bacteria that live inside a cow's gut could help make better biofuels, and why groups of animals make better decisions. Plus, how some bacteria make rapid changes to their genome - avoiding the immune system as well as preventing us from making effective vaccines.

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