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Radical research

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A playlist about scientific research that pushed the boundaries, either now or in the past.
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How one woman's 'immortal' cells changed the world
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The story of the killer disease humanity eradicated
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A brief history of psychedelic research
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How one woman transformed Alzheimer’s research
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Darwinism: The theory of evolution explained
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The women who changed the way we see the universe
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Could psychosis be an autoimmune disease?
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