Science Interviews

Blocking Oestrogen in Breast Cancer

Breast cancer is still the most common cancer in the UK and it affects around 45,000 women and around 300 men every year. Although survival rates are improving year-on-year, there are thousands of people who still lose their lives to breast cancer. And often, this is because hormone blocking treatment such as tamoxifen or anastrozole stop working after a while. Kat met Professor Charles Coombes to find out more about the role of hormones in breast cancer...Professor Charles Coombes, Cancer Research UK, Imperial College

Proton Therapy

Proton therapy - a type of radiotherapy using beams of charged ions to target tumours, could avoid some of the collateral damage of traditional radiotherapy. Professor Karen Kirkby explains more...Professor Karen Kirkby, University of Surrey

The National Cancer Research Institute Annual Conference

Our own Kat Arney reports from the National Cancer Research Institute Annual Conference in Birmingham...Dr Kat Arney

Breast Cancer and Stem Cells

Stem cells are known for their ability to regenerate and differentiate to form lots of the cells in our bodies. But as well as this crucial role in our growth and development, it seems that rogue stem cells might be at the heart of cancer formation in many cases including breast cancer. Meera met John Stingl to find out more...Dr John Stingl, Cancer Research UK Cambridge Research Institute

Protection from Flooding

One of the aims of Researchers’ Night all across Europe is to put people in touch with researchers whose work could directly affect their lives. Dr Nick Odoni is a very good example of this as his research looks at ways to mitigate and avoid flooding...Dr Nick Odoni, Durham University

Primitive Streak - Science Meets Fashion

Helen Storey is a fashion designer who was inspired by developmental biology to design a series of stunning and thought-provoking dresses. Meera met Helen in the Researchers Revealed auditorium to find out about the primitive streak collection...Helen Storey MBE, Helen Storey Foundation

Looking For North Sea Oil in Spain

How can studying rocks in Spain tell us where to drill for North Sea oil? Durham University PhD student Jo Morris explains to Meera...Jo Morris, Durham University

Lindow Man

Dr Sarah Glynn explores the mysterious death of the Lindow Man...Dr Sarah Glynn, the Great North Museum

The Punk Scientists

The Science Museum's 'Punk Scientists' explain to Meera how they make science engaging through making people laugh...Jon Milton and Dan Carter-Hope, The Science Museum

The Great North Museum

Steve McLean brings us the highlights of the newly renovated Great Northern Museum including an ancient bog body and some My Little Ponies!Steve McLean, Senior Manager, Great North Museum

European Researchers' Night and the Brains of Brainiac

We find out what Researchers Revealed was all about and meet the host for the evening, John Tickle to find out what he's up to these days...Dr Paula Martin, Durham University and John Tickle, Braniac

This week in science history - The discovery of Ötzi the Iceman

This week in science history saw, in 1991, the discovery of Ötzi the Iceman in the Ötztal Alps between Austria and Italy. His body is the oldest naturally preserved mummy found in Europe and due to the excellent preservation, he has told us much about Copper Age people...Sarah Castor-Perry

The Darwin Centre

The brand-new 'cocoon' Darwin Centre has just opened and Meera Senthilingam headed to the Natural History Museum in London to take a look. Paul Bowers & Gavin Broad, Natural History Museum; Anna-Maria Indrio from CF Møller Architects

Clever Corvids

It may not be able to play chess but this rook does know a little of Archimedes' work...Chris Bird, Department of Zoology, Cambridge

Dealing with parasites

The original cuckolders: do they always get away with it? It seems some species of bird have developed defence mechanisms to protect their nests from the cuckoo, as Rebecca Kilner explains...Rebecca Kilner, Department of Zoology, Cambridge

Aphids and Pesticides

Also in the news this week - an international consortium of Aphid researchers have been studying the newly decoded aphid genome, due to be published later this year, with a view to developing better pesticides that will not let the aphids develop resistance...Professor Lin Field & Professor Kim Hammond-Kosak, Rothamsted Research

British Science Festival 2009

Diana O'Carroll brings us the highlights from this years British Science Festival...Stuart Haszeldine, University of Edinburgh; Kerry Kirwan, University of Warwick; Andy Stamford-Clark, IBM, UK; Tony Little, University of Stirling; Jeremy Spencer, University of Reading;

Nanobots to the Rescue

Tony Ryan discusses how can minuscule robots deliver deliver drugs to precise location in our body...Professor Tony Ryan, Sheffield University

Mending a Broken Heart

Is it possible to fix a broken heart with stem cells? Sian Harding looks into this...Professor Sian Harding, Professor of Cardiac Pharmacology at the National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College

This Week in Science History - The Invention of DNA fingerprinting

This week in science history saw, in 1984, the invention of DNA fingerprinting by Sir Alec Jeffreys. Since then, the technique has been used in thousands of paternity and criminal cases around the world...Sarah Castor-Perry