Sneaky Sounds, Stem Cells and Slipping Insects - Naked Scientists NewsFLASH - 19.10.09

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On this week's NewsFlash, we discover how the rate of mutation changes in lab-bench evolution, how looming sounds make our vision more sensitive, why poking a stem cell can change it's fate and the chemistry behind the taste of fizz. Plus, we look back at this week in science history and the birth of Ted "Mr Tornado" Fujita...

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