Welcome to the ninety-ninth episode of the Short Science Podcast!Join Elizabeth Hauke for all the very best science in brief!

We'll be taking a look at the very best science headlines from the week in the Short Science News in Brief.

Following that, we've got the science news archive, statistic of the week, and a quick look in the medical casebook.

Finally we'll have our discussion capsule, where we'll look at a scientific concept in the context of your comments and questions. This week we look at string theory.

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