Genetically modified chickens package up proteins needed for life-saving drugs in their...
Interviews about Biology
Interviews about genetics, ecology and evolution, insects, mammals, marine science, plants and zoology...
Can you walk out on the Pacific garbage patch? And what's the problem if fish eat plastic? Miriam Goldstein and...
Sue Nelson explores the missing pieces of the dwarf elephant puzzle and what these extinct animals can tell us about...
How drug-resistant bacteria could be combatted using chemical compounds, pesticides causing declines in bumblebee...
Researchers in the Scripps Translational Science Institute in California have developed a blood test that may be...
Ed Farnell discusses how the parasitic Schistosoma worm cleverly coats itself with your blood to hide from your immune...
Geoff Smith explains how some viruses are able to spread faster than they should to cover more ground, and infect more...
Native white-clawed British crayfish are in trouble. Weakened by a parasite, this endangered species is being driven...
Full genome sequencing of bacteria could allow researchers and medics to better treat diseases like MRSA, and better...
Interacting drugs, mopping up nuclear waste, treating manic depression by strengthening the body clock and depriving...
Marine biologist Dr Joshua Drew works to help inspire teenagers in Fiji and Chicago about the oceans.
Invasive plant species on the Western Antarctic Peninsula, virtual models of the human body, carbon clues to help ants...
A new drug target to fight memory loss in Alzheimers, the genome of Otzi the iceman, gender selection in pygmy hippos...
It’s well known that what you eat, drink or smoke during pregnancy can have long term consequences on the developing...
Hear how meat is being made in the lab using stem cells, the flaws identified which could mean those neutrinos weren...
In England there are 450,000 kilometres of managed hedgerows, often containing hawthorn and often dubbed “corridors for...
Detecting viruses with sensors, how flies fight parasites with alcohol, delivering drugs on a chip and one of the World...
Rivers in cities and towns have had a rough time over the years – often diverted, hidden or lined with concrete. Some...
Exploring the mysterious lives of and a threatened marine mammal.
Bioluminescence expert Edie Widder chooses a sneaky deep sea fish for Critter of the Month
Introducing new species has proved disasterous for the Australian ecosystem. So it's no wonder that ecologist...
How is Vitamin D linked to autoimmunity and the central nervous system? With us to discuss the research is Prof....