<h2>00:45 Smoking's long-term effects on immunity</h2>It's well-known that smoking is bad for health and it has been linked to several autoimmune disorders, but the mechanisms are not&nbsp;fully understood. Now, researchers have investigated&nbsp;the immune responses of 1,000 people. Whilst some effects disappear after quitting, impacts on the&nbsp;T cell response lingers long after. The team hopes that this evidence could help better understand smoking's association with&nbsp;autoimmune diseases.Research article: <a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-023-06968-8?utm_source=naturepod&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=shownotes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Saint-André et al.</a>News and Views: <a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-00232-3?utm_source=naturepod&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=shownotes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Smoking’s lasting effect on the immune system</a><h2></h2><h2>07:03 Research Highlights</h2>Why explosive fulminating gold produces purple smoke, and a curious act of altruism in a male northern elephant seal.Research Highlight: <a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-00316-0?utm_source=naturepod&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=shownotes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Why an ancient gold-based explosive makes purple smoke</a>Research Highlight: <a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-00319-x?utm_source=naturepod&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=shownotes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">‘Altruistic’ bull elephant seal lends a helping flipper</a><h2></h2><h2>09:28 Briefing Chat</h2>An author-based method to track down fake papers, and the new ocean lurking under the surface of one of Saturn's moons.Nature News: <a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-00344-w?utm_source=naturepod&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=shownotes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Fake research papers flagged by analysing authorship trends</a>Nature News: <a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-00345-9?utm_source=naturepod&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=shownotes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Solar System has a new ocean — it’s buried in a small Saturn moon</a><a href="https://www.nature.com/briefing/signup?utm_source=podcast-organic&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=briefing-signup&utm_content=shownotes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Subscribe to Nature Briefing, an unmissable daily round-up of science news, opinion and analysis free in your inbox every weekday.</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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