Science Interviews

How are 'Flu Vaccines Produced?

How are 'flu vaccines prepared, how long does it take and how is the technology evolving?Tarit Mukhopadhyay, John Dillon, Rino Rappuoli

What Causes Tamiflu Resistance?

James Wood addresses the concerns of tamiflu resistance in our population and reveals if we really should be worrying about it...James Wood, Cambridge Infectious Diseases Consortium

Did Swine 'Flu Escape from a Laboratory?

Where do new pandemic strains of influenza come from? Canberra-based virologist Adrian Gibbs wonders whether swine flu could have come from a laboratory...Adrian Gibbs, Canberra

Hepatitis C in the Clinic

Graeme Alexander explains the effects of Hepatitis C on the body adn the current methods of treatment against the virus...Dr Graeme Alexander, Addenbrookes Hospital

Safer Blood Transfusions

Meera Senthilingam investigates how safe the blood we receive in transfusions really is...Jean-Pierre Allain, University of Cambridge & Lorna Williamson, NHS Blood and Transplants

Hepatitis C Virology

Joe Grove discusses the sneaky ways the Hepatitis C virus evades our immune system...Dr Joe Groves, Birmingham University

Hitting Hepatitis C

Henrik Øren discusses a potential new drug to stop Hepatitis C in its tracks...Henrik Øren, Santaris Pharma

Moved by the Power of Speech

It's often said that someone can move you with the words they use. Now scientists have shown that this really is true, both metaphorically and physically. Research published this week shows that the sensation of the breath of a speaker on our skin can alter sound perception.Dr Bryan Gick, University of British Columbia

Finding the perfect grape for making wine

We discover how the timing of a grape killing itself, is the secret to a producing a good wine...Steve Tyman, University of Adelaide

Polysaccharides - The Key to a Healthy Intestine.

We discover the health benefits of cereals rich in polysaccharides...Geoff Fincher, University of Adelaide

Bushfires and Wine-making

Bushfires can ruin a wine when smoke chemicals penetrate the grapevine. But now Adelaide-based scientists may have come up with a way to rescue a smoke-damaged vintage...Kerry Wilkinson, University of Adelaide

Too Much Boron

Tim Sutton is grappling with the problem of too much Boron in Southern Australia...Tim Sutton, University of Adelaide

Learning to make wine

We find out about one of the world's few degrees where drinking and making wine are the main things on the agenda...Cassandra Collins, University of Adelaide

Discovering New Viruses

Jan Arthur discusses how her team find new viruses by analysing poo samples...Jane Arthur, Institue of Medical and Veterinary Sciences, Adelaide

Remote Monitoring of Plants and Keeping an Eye on Salinity

We learn how to monitor plants using conveyor belts in one of the world's biggest greenhouses, plus how scientists are trying to solve the problem of increasing soil salinity...Mark Tester, University of Adelaide

Sculpting Mars

Dr Matt Balme dicusses the changes that sculpt the surface of Mars...Dr Matt Balme, Open University

Landing on Comets

The Rosetta mission aims to do something never doen before, and that's land on a comet. Professor Ian Wright explains how this is possible and what we can learn from this...Professor Ian Wright, Open University

Understanding our stars and planets

Where do stars and planets come from? Mark Mcaughrean explains all...Prof Mark McCaughrean, European Space Agency

Monitoring the Greenland Ice Sheets

The melting of the Greenland Ice Sheets is accelerating and Jonathan Bamber discusses the evidence...Jonathan Bamber

Babies are born with their mother's accent

Scientists at the University of Wurzburg in Germany have teamed up with their colleagues in Leipzig and also in Paris and they found that the cries that newborn babies emit as she mirror their mother’s accents...Dr Kathleen Wermke, University Hospital of Wurzburg