Vampire bacteria, "hangry" males, and ants using moonlight

About this episode

This episode discusses how bacteria trigger infections, how ants navigate at night, and the different responses of male and female brains to starvation.

This month, Chris Smith hears how blood-thirsty bacteria sniff out wounds to trigger infections, how ants navigate at night, how male and female brains respond differently to starvation, and inflammation linked to premature labour... Get the references and the transcripts for this programme from the Naked Scientists website

People in this episode

Host: Dr Chris Smith

Topics covered

• bacteria
• navigation
• starvation
• inflammation
• ant behavior
• health

Keywords

• bacteria
• infections
• ants
• navigation
• starvation
• inflammation
• health

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Naked Scientists

Products: Vampire bacteria, hangry males, ants, moonlight

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