The NHS approves a groundbreaking new “living drug” for aggressive leukaemia, offering fresh hope for patients whose cancer has returned or resisted treatment — and marking a major win for London’s life sciences sector.

Plus, UCL and Royal Free researchers push forward with greener, cheaper ways to manufacture next-gen cell therapies.

We also look at how UK scientists are repurposing Covid-era mRNA tech to protect against snake venom, and why new climate data shows Europe’s winters — including London’s — are becoming wetter far faster than models predicted.

Later in the episode, we speak to Prehistoric Planet: Ice Age executive producer Mike Gunton about snow sloths, Ice Age surprises, and the lessons ancient climate change still holds today.

Also in this episode:

• A new germanium-based quantum material sets a record for hole mobility — and could support faster, cooler and more efficient future chips
• Ghost of Yotei drops its biggest update yet, including New Game Plus and a 120Hz mode for PS5 and PS5 Pro
• Nintendo rolls out a stability patch for both Switch and Switch 2, fixing data-transfer and Bluetooth issues

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