Nature Podcast

00:47 The robot shoulder that exercises cellsRecreating the movements that tendon cells experience as they develop in the human body is necessary for growing tissue for transplantation, but this has been difficult to achieve in a laboratory setting. Now, a team has developed a system that uses a robot shoulder to stretch and twist these cells, which they hope could be used to improve the quality of tissue grafts in the future.Research article: Mouthuy et al.Video: A robotic Petri dish: How to grow human cells in a robot shoulder07:56 Research HighlightsA robotic surgeon that works within an MRI chamber, and an ancient human genome from a resident of Pompeii.Research Highlight: Robot surgeons steer smoothly with help from magnet-free motorResearch Highlight: Vesuvius victim yields first human genome from Pompeii10:30 Overcoming COVID-19 vaccine hesitancyIdentifying sources of vaccine hesitancy is a key challenge in public health. This week, a team show that correcting misperceptions about doctor’s COVID-19 vac