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When Good Cells Turn Bad

Nov 20, 201154 min
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Episode description

How can a pair of physicists / cosmologists have something new to say about cancer? Never mind that they are two luminaries in their field. Professors Paul Davies and Charley Lineweaver are exploring ideas that upend traditional views of why cancer occurs. Is it really just a case of rogue cells in a sort of internal Darwinism, or is it something else? And why did Rod drop a water bottle to illustrate a feature of fundamental significance to the universe? Does that sound like just a quirky stunt? No. To find out why not, check out this podcast. Prof Charley Lineweaver interviewed by Rod Correction:  Henrietta Lacks had cervical cancer.
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