27 June 2019: Callused feet, and protein-based archaeology

This week, how going barefoot affects what your feet can feel, and uncovering history with ancient proteins.In this episode:00:44 A sole sensationA study of people who do and don't wear shoes looks into whether calluses make feet less sensitive.Research article:Holowka et al.;News and Views:Your sensitive sole08:50 Research HighlightsMagma moving quickly, and twice-transforming 4D materials.Research Highlight:Volcano ’s magma hit top speed;Research Article:Wang et al.11:09 Dating fossils with proteinsArchaeologists turn to proteins to answer questions DNA cannot.News Feature:Move over, DNA: ancient proteins are starting to reveal humanity ’s history19:38 News ChatA special report from the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the ongoing Ebola crisis.News:The doctor who beat Ebola — and inspires other survivors to care for the sick;News:Meet the Ebola workers battling a virus in a war zone;News:World Health Organization resists declaring Ebola emergency — for third time For information regarding your data privacy, visitacast.com/privacy

Source: Nature Podcast - June 26, 2019 Category: Science Authors: Springer Nature Limited Source Type: podcasts