University English Podcast

This is a podcast which picks up a few interesting things that have appeared in the news in recent weeks. In this episode we have stories from science, world news, and sport. In our first story, we learn the good news that the number of tigers in India seems to be on the rise. You can read more about it here: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jul/29/india-wild-tiger-population-rises-conservation   In science, we hear about researchers in Japan working on human-animal hybrids. This is an interesting story with a lot of things we all need to think about carefully. You can read more about it here: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/human-animal-hybrid-japan-stem-cell-research-tokyo-genes-a9027131.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stem_cell#Research And finally, in sport we check in on the AFL situation. Finals are just around the corner, so how are Essendon tracking? You can check out what’s happening here: https://www.afl.com.au/video/2019-07-29/bombers-remarkable-fivegame-fightback-streak h