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	Podcast:		Health Report - Full program podcast
	Episode:		Omega 3 fatty acid supplements in pregnancy \| The ageing process and autophagy \| Dark Winter: a book about biological attacks, accidents, and COVID-19
	Category:		Health
	Duration:		00:30:00
	Publish Date:		2022-12-05 06:30:00
	Description:		Fish oil supplements—aka omega 3 fatty acids—are taken by some women during pregnancy. What are the benefits, and who gets them? Research into ageing has revealed a number of processes controlling its rate. Autophagy helps cells do a clean up. Researchers are wondering if it could be manipulated. Is it possible to say whether a pandemic is a natural spillover from an animal, or an accidental release from a lab? In her new book, Dark Winter, Professor Raina MacIntyre warns that scientists may not be the people to identify the source of pandemics—rather that Intelligence and law enforcement services could have a better toolkit.
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