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Five Minutes with Linda Lear | Rachel Carson, Silent Spring and DDT
Rachel Carson was a passionate scientist and ecologist who wrote about the environment. Her most famous book, Silent Spring, discusses the consequences of DDT misuse.
Malaria Minute
Malaria Minute | Friday 9th November 2018
Deforestation leads to a ten-fold increase of monkey malaria in Malaysia and malaria fights back with resistance to Chloroquine.
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Five Minutes with Annemarie Quinn and Code Sangala | Music Against Malaria
Annemarie Quinn and Code Sangala speak to me about their charity, Music Against Malaria. They’re currently touring Malawi to raise money for the Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital in Blantyre.
Malaria Minute
Malaria Minute | Friday 2nd November 2018
Study shows that dogs can smell malaria, Apple launches mosquito emoji in iOS 12.1 and Karine Le Roch receives $6.6 million in funding to research therapeutic strategies for malaria.
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Five Minutes with Professor Marcia Castro | Harvard’s Online Malaria Course
Professor Marcia Castro from Harvard University helped launch MalariaX. It’s an online course that details the science and technology of malaria, as well as the historical, political, social and economic factors to its eradication.
Malaria Minute
Malaria Minute | Friday 26th October 2018
Researchers photograph antibodies working together to bind to malaria, activists campaign against the release of genetically modified mosquitoes and Joan Nalubega, 21, wins $12,500 for her anti-malaria soap company, Uganics.
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Five Minutes with Michelle Stanton | Using Drones to Fight Malaria
Michelle Stanton is trying to reduce malaria deaths by better understanding where mosquito breeding spots are. She’s using the power of drones to capture aerial imagery in Malawi’s drone corridor – a patch of land devoted to humanitarian drone testing.
Malaria Minute
Malaria Minute | Friday 19th October 2018
Researchers explore how malaria affects those with Ebola, mosquito traps that mimic humans prove effective in collecting malaria vectors and Salisbury Rugby Club take over the city’s Nando’s to raise money for “Buzz Off” – the restaurant’s malaria campaign.
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Five Minutes with Dr Deborah O’Neil | The Post-Antibiotic Era
Dr Deborah O’Neil is the CEO of Novabiotics, a leading clinical-stage biotechnology company. She talks to me about antibiotic resistance and the future of pharma with so-called ‘personalised medicines’.
Malaria Minute
Malaria Minute | Friday 12th October 2018
Uganda sees 50% drop in malaria deaths, the University of Otago cultures monkey malaria and scientists explore how to prevent infected humans from passing malaria onto mosquitoes using TBVs.