Interviews with Scientists

With Christmas behind us, many people will be ruing the amount they ate over the festive period. But why do we crave...

New activities slowly become automatic with repetition, but how long does this take?

Barry Everitt believes getting 'hooked' is as much about the environment triggering our habitual behaviour as...

What's happening in the brain when we form habits?

A light-activated, blood-resistant glue has been developed to use in minimally invasive cardiac procedures...

Researchers have discovered variations in how lab mice respond to drugs, highlighting problems with lab-bred strains

Our gene of the month is Headbobber - a gene defect in mice linked to hearing and balance problems

Prof Maria Bitner-Glindzicz and her team are searching for genes involved in childhood deafness

Australian scientists have discovered a key genetic variation that makes people respond to flu in different ways

Researchers have discovered an unexpected connection between the sleep disorder narcolepsy and the flu virus

Prof Karen Steel discusses what we know about the genetics of hearing loss, and how it could help people at risk of...

What happens if you delete the gene encoding an essential transfer RNA in yeast?

Can mathematics model the evolution of altruistic microbes that make molecules benefiting other bugs?

Why does the brain prefer sucrose over sweeteners? The neuronal cell population that gives sugar its appealing...

The sedating medication "zolpidem" has the paradoxical effect of waking up some patients with severe brain...

Contrary to prevailing wisdom, antibiotic-resitant typhoid bugs grow better than their unmutated counterparts...

Whoosh! Money to burn, or not. Why an alcohol-soaked ten Pound note won't actually singe...

Tired of pathetic party poppers lacking propulsive power? We create a much better bang, using hydrogen...

Blown fairy lights are a thing of the past since the strings of incandescent bulbs used to bedeck Christmas trees have...

How good are we are detecting what really constitutes a bargain?

Why do we put salt on the roads in winter and how did the Victorian's use the same science to make salt in their...

How researching Huntington’s Disease is also helping us to grasp the incredible scale of complexity of the human brain.

Mice are also being used to study Huntington’s this time though, by accelerating the disease.

How trials are starting in sheep to find out if a new therapy for Huntington's could be developed, stopping...