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Radio 5 Live,24 Sep 2023,27 mins
Spinal cord injury treatments, red fire ants and asteroid samples.
5 Live Science PodcastAvailable for over a year
Dr Chris Smith and the Naked Scientist team present the latest science news, analysis and breakthroughs. In this week's episode... A breakthrough in treating spinal cord injuries, worrying news about red fire ants in Sicily, we look at what it means for us in the UK and NASA is sending a sample of an asteroid back to Earth - it arrives this weekend - find out what scientists are hoping to learn. Get the podcast from the BBC Sounds app.
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