Interviews about Biology

Might ear-measurements be a giveaway to the ID of the real Santa?

What makes this microscopic animals biologically bomb-proof?

Why does insect congestion not lead to a hold-up, like it does for humans?

Whole genome sequencing reveals how M. bovis moves

Thou shalt not abuse stats!

Whistleblowers accused the Sanger of commercialising data without permission...

The largest ever African study in genetics involved multiple organisations, ten years, and 25 villages...

The known genes behind cholesterol don't apply for Ugandans - because environments are so different...

Avalanches are hugely destructive - but some ecosystems might actually rely on them...

Plus, Samoa declares a curfew and a mass vaccination campaign...

How does the possibility of sex influence how we present ourselves to others?

A cardiologist, physicist, immunologist and wine expert, and geneticist and dietitian take on your questions.

What's going on with the UK's ash trees?

What’s happening at the molecular level when custard gets cooked?

And why urban living and low socioeconomic situations make it more likely to happen...

For babies, hiccups might actually help their brains develop...

More about what blind people see

Not getting enough sleep can trigger food cravings

What exactly is this new science?

The museum specimen that yielded its DNA code 3000 years after it was harvested...

The salty, warm, alkaline conditions were perfect for membrane molecules to assemble...

Tens of millions of years ago whales and dolphins evolved into the oceans. They lost genes in the process...

The results are in. Did you guess right?

Getting DNA out of water is an extremely useful tool for wildlife conversation...