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Science commentator Allan Blackman joins Kathryn with some new science studies.
One that's found a protein that malaria parasites need that has the potential to be switched off.
Can't get the last drop of a fluid out of a container? Physicists have run the math on fluid flows and one that's a bit icky mating cockroaches chew off each other's wings to signal they're ready to settle down.
Allan Blackman is a Professor of Chemistry, School of Science, Auckland University of Technology