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b'The moon jellyfish has remarkable approach to self-repair.\\xa0If it loses a limb, it rearranges its remaining body parts to once again become radially symmetric.\\xa0Humans can\\u2019t do that, but a new approach that combines biology with nanotechnology could give our immune systems a boost.\\xa0Would you drink a beaker of nanobots if they could help you fight cancer?\\nAlso, materials science gets into self-healing with a novel concrete that fixes its own cracks.\\xa0\\nPlus, why even the most adaptive systems can be stretched to their limit.\\xa0New research suggests that the oceans will take a millennium to recover from climate change.\\xa0\\n Guests:\\n\\u2022\\xa0\\xa0Lea Goentoro \\u2013 Professor of biology, California Institute of Technology\\n\\u2022\\xa0\\xa0Michael Abrams - Biologist, California Institute of Technology\\n\\u2022\\xa0\\xa0Sarah\\xa0Moffitt\\xa0\\u2013\\xa0Paleo-oceanographer, Bodega Marine Laboratory, University of California,\\xa0Davis\\n\\u2022\\xa0\\xa0Mark Miodownik \\u2013 Materials scientist, director of the Institute of Making, University College, London.\\xa0Author of \\u201cStuff Matters: Exploring the Marvelous Materials That Shape our Man-Made World\\u201d\\n\\u2022\\xa0\\xa0Shawn Douglas\\xa0 - Computer scientist, assistant professor of cellular and molecular pharmacology, University of California, San Francisco\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'