{"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/9228bc5b-931d-4a29-913c-fec7e8e36200?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"01 August 2019: The placental microbiome, and advances in artificial intelligence","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61b9f3b71a8cbe675f3cedcb/61b9f40a77010000158181db.jpg?height=200","description":"<p><strong>This week, whether the placenta is lacking microbes, and new hardware for artificial intelligence.</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>In this episode:</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>00:43 Microbe-free placentas?</strong></p><p>New research suggests that the placenta is sterile.&nbsp;</p><p><em>Research article:&nbsp;</em><a href=\"https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-019-1451-5\" target=\"_blank\"><em>de Goffau et al.</em></a><em>; News and Views:&nbsp;</em><a href=\"https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-02262-8\" target=\"_blank\"><em>No bacteria found in healthy placentas</em></a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>07:12 Research Highlights</strong></p><p>Antacids and allergies, and the source of unexplained radioactivity.&nbsp;</p><p><em>Research Article:&nbsp;</em><a href=\"https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-019-10914-6\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Jordakieva et al.</em></a><em>; Research Article:&nbsp;</em><a href=\"https://www.pnas.org/content/early/2019/07/25/1907571116\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Masson et al.</em></a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>09:13 AI hardware</strong></p><p>Making technology for AI can be challenging, so scientists try a new solution.&nbsp;</p><p><em>Research Article:&nbsp;</em><a href=\"https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-019-1424-8\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Pei et al.</em></a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>15:54 News Chat</strong></p><p>A worrying spike in HIV drug resistance, and approval of research into human-animal hybrids.&nbsp;</p><p><em>News:&nbsp;</em><a href=\"https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-02316-x\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Alarming surge in drug-resistant HIV uncovered</em></a><em>; News:&nbsp;</em><a href=\"https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-02275-3\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Japan approves first human-animal embryo experiments</em></a></p>","author_name":"Springer Nature Limited"}