In this episode:<h2>00:46 A potato pangenome</h2>Researchers have created a ‘pangenome’ containing the genomes of multiple potato types, something they believe can help make it easier to breed and sequence new varieties. The potato's complicated genetics has made it difficult to sequence the plant's genome, but improvements in technology have allowed the team to combine sequences, allowing then to look for subtle differences in between varieties.Research Article: <a href="#" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sun et al.</a><h2>09:57 Research Highlights</h2>How ancient DNA analysis revealed that unusually bound medieval books are covered in sealskin, and top quarks and their antimatter counterparts are detected after nuclear smash-ups at the Large Hadron Collider.Research Highlight: <a href="#" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mystery of medieval manuscripts revealed by ancient DNA</a>Research Highlight: <a href="#" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Top quarks spotted at mega-detector could reveal clues to early Universe</a><h2>12:30 The top cited twenty-first century research papers</h2>Analysis from Nature reveals the 25 highest-cited papers published this century and explores why they are breaking records. We hear about the field that got the highest number of papers on the list, and whether any feature in the all-time top citation list.News Feature: <a href="#" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Exclusive: the most-cited papers of the twenty-first century</a>News Feature: <a href="#" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">These are the most-cited research papers of all time</a>News Feature: <a href="#" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Science’s golden oldies: the decades-old research papers still heavily cited today</a><h2>21:47 Briefing Chat</h2>Re-analysis of a cosmic collision shows evidence of a planet spiralling into its host star, and how shrugging off lighting strikes gives tonka bean trees an evolutionary edge.Science: <a href="#" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Astronomers spot a planetary ‘suicide’</a>Live Science: <a href="#" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Tropical tree in Panama has evolved to kill its 'enemies' with lightning</a><h2>Vote for us in this year's Webby Awards</h2>Vote for <a href="#" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">How whales sing without drowning, an anatomical mystery solved</a>Vote for <a href="#" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">What’s in a name: Should offensive species names be changed? The organisms that honour dictators, racists and criminals</a>Vote for&nbsp;<a href="#" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Cancer-busting vaccines are coming: here's how they work</a><hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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