{"podcast":{"title":"Nature Podcast","slug":"nature-podcast-836788","podcast_index_feed_id":836788,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/0185cea5-9e3b-4b82-a887-26f91f92765f","website_url":"http://www.nature.com/nature/podcast","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/61b9f3b71a8cbe675f3cedcb/1768403592746-2c5f9e78-ae15-499a-9d0a-ae6ca82bb9ca.jpeg","author":"podcast@nature.com","episode_count":904,"summary":"The Nature Podcast brings you the best stories from the world of science each week. We cover everything from astronomy to zoology, highlighting the most exciting research from each issue of the Nature journal. We meet the scientists behind the results and provide in-depth analysis from Nature 's journalists and editors. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-27T04:18:06.312931+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/nature-podcast-836788"},"episode":{"title":"Audio long read: The air is full of DNA — here’s what scientists are using it for","slug":"audio-long-read-the-air-is-full-of-dna-here-s-what-scientists-are-using-it-for","published_at":"2026-05-11T15:47:51+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/nature-podcast-836788/audio-long-read-the-air-is-full-of-dna-here-s-what-scientists-are-using-it-for","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/nature-podcast-836788","url":"https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01522-8","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/nature/e/6a01fa27b443364556f3e156/media.mp3","summary":"Although scientists have long been able to gather DNA from water and soil, it's only recently that they've started to see the air as a source of genetic information. Airborne DNA is already being used to monitor individual species, but researchers hope its abundance could have multiple uses, including judging the success of conservation efforts or attacks with biological weapons. However, there remains much to understand, such as how far DNA travels in the air, and the ethics involved in the potential identification of a person's genetic information. This is an audio version of our Feature: The air is full of DNA — here’s what scientists are using it for Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"Although scientists have long been able to gather DNA from water and soil, it's only recently that they've started to see the air as a source of genetic i…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1146,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/nature-podcast-836788/episodes/audio-long-read-the-air-is-full-of-dna-here-s-what-scientists-are-using-it-for/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/nature-podcast-836788/audio-long-read-the-air-is-full-of-dna-here-s-what-scientists-are-using-it-for.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}