{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/0185cea5-9e3b-4b82-a887-26f91f92765f/6aa405702e8bb8424ca15494?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Briefing Chat: The Bunsen burner myth that turns out to be just hot air","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61b9f3b71a8cbe675f3cedcb/1789134156675-3c906914-eeb8-4f47-a2b2-8f66182ad610.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p><strong><em>Nature</em> staff discuss an AI tool that can assess the impact of nine billion mutations — plus, how the Bunsen burner’s reputation for sterilization may be based on tradition alone.</strong></p><p><br></p><h2>00:21 Deepmind’s new tool helps scientists find the impact of mutations</h2><p><em>Nature: </em><a href=\"https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02835-4\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>DeepMind’s new genome ‘atlas’ charts effects of all nine billion human gene mutations</em></a></p><p><br></p><h2>07:10 Bacteria can still contaminate plates near to active Bunsen burners</h2><p><em>Nature: </em><a href=\"https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02758-0\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Bunsen burners’ reputation for sterilizing workplaces flames out </em></a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.nature.com/briefing/signup\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><em>Subscribe to Nature Briefing, an unmissable daily round-up of science news, opinion and analysis free in your inbox every weekday.</em></strong></a></p>","author_name":"Springer Nature Limited"}