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EPISODE · Feb 27, 2021 · 26 MIN

Why haven't we evolved not to age?

from Ask the Naked Scientists · host Dr Chris Smith

Good news on the Covid-19 vaccine front from the UK, why South Africa isn't using AstraZeneca's vaccine, is the Universe under threat from "strangelets", why has evolution not solved the ageing problem, why ice sticks to an empty glass, the PCR test for Covid-19, and how to stop cats killing wildlife... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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