Short Science Podcast 051

Welcome to the fifty-first episode of the Short Science Podcast!

Join Elizabeth and Emma for all the very best science in brief.

We kick off the podcast with a few prominent science news headlines from the week including:

- science minister warns of tough times ahead
- premature babies feel more pain
- internet security on the sea floor
- meningitis C vaccine wearing off

Emma kicks off the capsules this week with a Capsule Science looking at science, politics and government bodies.

Elizabeth catches up with Short Science veteran Georgie Gould and finds out about life in commerical science communication.

Elizabeth rounds off the capsules this week looking at the history and development of the NHS.

Please send in any comments or questions to studio@shortscience.co.uk. Send us in suggestions for science topics that you think we should cover, or offer up your own science and join us on the show. See our website for more information http://www.shortscience.co.uk/!

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