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A fun take on the latest science news with enough data to sink your teeth into. Lagrange Point goes beyond the glossy summary and gets in depth with the research from across the world.
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Oct 27, 2015
Oct 27, 2015
19 min
How do you catch a neutrino? With a SNO-ball deep underground in a mine. The results could change the foundations of particle physics and won a Nobel Prize in 2015.
Oct 18, 2015
Oct 18, 2015
18 min
How does our DNA survive constant attack from mutations, degradation and errors? What keeps our DNA in line and working correctly? The Nobel Prize for 2015 in Chemistry was awarded for these regulation mechanisms!
Oct 13, 2015
Oct 13, 2015
18 min
How do you stop some of the biggest killers (parasites and bugs)? The Nobel Prize for medicine and physiology in 2015 went to researchers that developed cheap and alternative treatments that take lessons from history to solve modern challenges in developing countries!
Oct 6, 2015
Oct 6, 2015
16 min
Can you stop hayfever with some mood music and kissing? How do you make a chicken walk like a dinosaur? Find out in Part 2 of our Ignobel Prize Special for 2015 as we discuss the prizes for Medicine and Biology!