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Oct 14, 2011 22 min

What is an itch?

from Ask the Naked Scientists Hosted by Dr Chris Smith

Where do allergies come from? What "actually" is an itch? What is meant by matching a donated organ? Why do veins distend on a hot day? What causes floaters in the eye? Join Dr Chris for the answers to this week's fast and furious barrage of questions, as well as news of the origins of the plague... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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