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Weight loss pills on sale, and Dolly the sheep's legacy

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Coming up, Wegovy weight loss pills are now available in pharmacies and online in the UK. But will they help tackle obesity? Also ahead, Dolly the sheep was born 30 years ago. We hear a posthumous interview with the late Sir Ian Wilmot who cloned her. Plus, the astronomer Megan Argo takes us on a tour of the cosmos for a story selection that is out of this world.

A once-a-day Wegovy weight loss pill has gone on sale at high street and online pharmacies across the UK. It is not yet available on the National Health Service, but the medication can still be prescribed privately.

The Wegovy pill, which is made by the Danish pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk, has been incredibly popular since it launched in the US at the start of the year. But are these pills really the best way to tackle obesity? Giles Yeo is an obesity expert at the University of Cambridge who studies the brain's control of food intake and body weight. And he's also the author of Why Calories Don't Count. So Wegovy is the brand name for a chemical compound called semaglutide.

Weight loss pills on sale, and Dolly the sheep's legacy

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Weight loss pills on sale, and Dolly the sheep's legacy

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The candid version is on a podcast, not the earnings call.

The candid version is on a podcast,
not the earnings call.