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03/05/2014

How to talk to children, skin grown in a dish, a DNA editing kit, why experimenter gender matters, and the science of handedness, of people, brains, molecules and particles.

In a new series, Naked Scientists Chris Smith and Kat Arney ignite your bunsen burners with the hottest science news stories, analysis and breakthroughs on 5 live Science.

This week: how to talk to children, growing human skin in a dish, a technique for editing DNA mistakes in cells and why - when it comes to animal research - it matters whether an experimenter is a man or a woman. Plus, how handedness spans the scientific world, from the smallest particles in the Universe to the drugs that cure disease and even the way you hold a pen, goes under the microscope this week as we explore the realms of asymmetry...

1 hour

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Sat 3 May 2014 05:00

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  • Sat 3 May 2014 05:00