Blueberries, cancer waiting lists and assisted dying

Published: Feb. 11, 2024, 6:48 a.m.

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Dr Chris Smith and the Naked Scientist team present the latest science news, analysis and breakthroughs,

In this week's episode... why cancer waiting lists have lengthened and the importance of catching the disease early? Also how pollution is blinding insects to plants they might want to pollinate? And how do blueberries come by their colour? It\\u2019s not as simple as it sounds, squash one and you\\u2019ll see they are not blue inside. Plus we\\u2019re looking at the debate at around assisted dying after Dame Esther Rantzen told the BBC she\\u2019s decided to join an assisted dying clinic in Switzerland.

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