New viruses in bats & weight-loss drugs in the brain

Thursday, 26 June 2025 - 8:30am
Bat in flight

This week, Claire reveals new research that discovered 20 unknown viruses in the kidneys of bats in China; and Stu digs into recent studies of how weight-loss drugs like Ozempic work in the brain, and what this tells us about how our appetites function.

Chris, Stu, Linden & Claire
Thursday 8:30am to 9:00am
Entertaining news and discussion about research that has impact on society and providing a wide range of science and technology news. Distributed nationally on the Community Radio Network.

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Chris Lassig, Stuart Burns, Claire Farrugia and Linden Ashcroft.

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