# Getting more from fertiliser, viral DNA's vital role and help from hookworms! Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-science-show-887135/getting-more-from-fertiliser-viral-dna-s-vital-role-and-help-from-hookworms Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-science-show-887135/getting-more-from-fertiliser-viral-dna-s-vital-role-and-help-from-hookworms.md Podcast: [The Science Show](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-science-show-887135) Published: 2026-04-17T22:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/scienceshow/the-science-show/106509584 Audio file: https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/jl/Z/25.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-science-show-887135/episodes/getting-more-from-fertiliser-viral-dna-s-vital-role-and-help-from-hookworms Duration seconds: 3275 ## Resource Secretions from hookworms are being used to develop treatments for autoimmune diseases which include food allergies. ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-science-show-887135/episodes/getting-more-from-fertiliser-viral-dna-s-vital-role-and-help-from-hookworms/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-science-show-887135/getting-more-from-fertiliser-viral-dna-s-vital-role-and-help-from-hookworms.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.