Sprinters' Toes and Tutankhamun's Tomb - Naked Scientists NewsFLASH - 02.11.09

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

In this NewsFlash, how researchers have found the genes to turn stem cells into sperm and eggs, the world's fastest camera, why sprinters have short heels but long toes and disapointing news for dinosaur fans. Plus, the most distant object yet discovered, a gamma ray burst from the young universe. Also, we look back to This Week in Science History, and the discovery of the Tomb of Tutankhamun.

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