Interviews with Scientists

What's the difference between DNA, genes and a chromosone? No, this isn't some terrible science joke...

We share almost all of our genes yet, we are totally different. Even siblings are very different, so what determines...

If genes aren't the only factor in fitness, what other forces might be shaping who we are? Could we therefore...

When it comes to flies, scientists can measure changes in DNA and in theory, we could use the same method to see if...

To answer this question, we turn to horses. Why? Until recently, scientists thought they had reached a genetic limit...

Getting fit can be a bore, but what if cardio was less about fitness and more about friendships?

And finally, it’s time to revisit my favourite gene of the month - one of the first in the series from back in May 2012...

with Commander Tim Peake currently holed up on the international space station, what better query to revisit than this...

For my final interview, I’ve picked this one from July 2012, with Dr Tiffany Taylor from the University of Reading.

We all know the old joke - my dog’s got no nose! How does he smell? Terrible! And it’s time for a whiff of nostalgia...

Although it’s a few years old now, this news chat with Nell Barrie, from back in July 2012, still makes me smile.

With my new year hangover finally fading, this next interview from January 2015 was on my mind.

Another interview that has stuck in my mind is the chat I had with Professor Judith Mank from UCL on her work about the...

My next selection dates from September 2013, but it covers a topic that dates back much further - that of genes and...

The first interview I’m featuring is from October 2012, and it’s one I’ll never forget - Toby Fountain took me to the...

I’ve been busy researching and writing my debut book about genetics, called Herding Hemingway’s Cats.

Newts can regrow their eye lens at least 19 times...

How can natural selection favour the evolution of non-reproductive worker ants?

Male rats and female rats respond to stress in different ways...

Mosquitoes identify human targets by detecting body heat.

How can more than 100 different species of coral spawn at the same time?

This year we tackled some pretty big questions, like when Graihagh Jackson asked, when did time begin?

Everyone enjoys an experiment. That's particularly true of Georgia Mills when she got Chris Smith to walk on...

When you're drinking can you really tell when you're over the limit? The Naked Scientists get breathalysed!