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...
23 October 2018
Enzymes, nature's catalysts, are essential for life. But what are they and how do they work?
23 October 2018
Why are our veins blue and do any creatures have different coloured blood?
23 October 2018
Non-inherited genetic mutations can lead to dementia
16 October 2018
How did the Neolithic invent farming?
10 October 2018
A dose of antibiotics early in life may increase the risk of type 1 diabetes.
10 October 2018
Soy-derived oils are toxic for beneficial bacteria in the small intestine but not in the gut.
02 October 2018
How risky are breast implants?
02 October 2018
Could cutting out mutations in mitochondria be a way to treat mitochondrial disease?
25 September 2018
The results of a study that reports are dubbing “one of the biggest breakthroughs yet in blood pressure genetics” have...
25 September 2018
This year's Ignobel winner discusses his work about human cannibalism...
18 September 2018
Better understanding our tissues' circadian rhythms could help make medicines more effective...
18 September 2018
Are humans capable of detecting magnetic fields?
18 September 2018
Scientists in South Africa have made socks designed to protect against malaria...
18 September 2018
How does one part of a plant tell other parts that a herbivore is attacking?
04 September 2018
We're laying a rainy myth to rest...
04 September 2018
Crickets make a big racket for such small creatures, which got scientists thinking...
04 September 2018
Why dragonfly wings can inspire a more effective type of wind turbine...
04 September 2018
What is biomimicry, and how could eggshells improve our buildings?
28 August 2018
How science moves from the lab into the home...