Interviews with Scientists

How could technology help the fight against technology?

Finally, scientists have a complete picture of what one of nature's weirdest creatures looked like...

Scientists think this will permit the breeding of bespoke poppy varieties, including those that produce the anti-...

Covalent bonds help bacteria stick to tissue.

Flies get to grips with acoustic duetting.

Mice use ultrasound to communicate during courtship.

How do salamanders survive repeated amputation of their limbs?

What causes tinnitus and hyperacusis?

The Great Fire burned for 4 days and destroyed 13,000 houses. We investigate how it started, why it spread, and how...

Although the plague is now not the problem it once was, other infections, like Ebola, are still a huge issue in...

Modern scientific techniques have led to discoveries about the cause of the plague that our ancestors couldn't...

In the 16th Century, it was believed that bad smells carried the plague, and this led to some weird and wonderful...

Spaghetti, a fruit fly gene, may be the missing link between the bodyclock and neurodegenerative diseases like...

Helen Sang is working on developing GM chickens that can be made resistant to bird flu - a major global challenge to...

Alison Bentley from NIAB is trying to recreate the genetic journey from grass to wheat.

LSHTM's David Baker may have found an unusual new approach for anti- malarial drugs, in the form of a well-known...

Jennie Pryce is bridging the gap between breeders and geneticists, in order to breed better dairy cows.

Blood is in high demand. Wouldn't it be great if we could grow blood to order?

A new technique to convert any blood group into a form compatible with all other blood groups is being developed by...

When we donate blood, what are we actually giving away and how?

Before we started transfusion, we had rather a different approach to blood based treatment...

How a new DNA sequencer, in a tent, in Sierra Leone could be crucial to cutting ebola transmission chains...

Is sitting down at work harming your health?

How your health history could literally go viral, as researchers announce a test to uncover every virus that ever...