Lancet's hydroxychloroquin confusion
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English - June 16, 2020 23:45 - 8 minutes - 7.82 MB - ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsNews Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Science commentator Siouxsie Wiles joins Kathryn to talk about the elusive narwhal and the unusual sounds they've been recorded making, the confusion surrounding a Lancet paper on hydroxychloroquin - promoted by Donald Trump - that has had to be pulled and the brain cells in mice that trigger a hibernation response. Associate Professor Dr Siouxsie Wiles is the head of Bioluminescent Superbugs Lab at the University of Auckland.