Interviews with Scientists

Evening relaxation and chats at a jolly good scientific poster session.

Meeting the founder of the International Neuroethics Society, to find out the motivations and history.

Exploring the ethical issues surrounding using robots in warfare, healthcare, and the classroom.

Meet Brian: he encourages those with Dementia to eat. Casper helps with food preparation and Tangi helps get people...

Students taking smart pills to try to improve their school grades. What will be the long terms consequences?

A special Presidential Commission has been set up to discuss how brain findings will shape our future society.

Over 1 billion Euros invested to try to simulate the human brain on a supercomputer. We meet the man in charge of the...

Meet the person responsible for putting neuroscience research on the American political agenda.

With cancer diagnosis and treatments improving, more and more people are surviving cancer. We explore the mental scars...

Could combining lasers with a mini version of the Large Hadron Collider provide a treatment for cancer?

New treatments can selectively target genetic vulnerabilities in cancer cells but leave healthy tissues intact...

Hunting down cancer by looking at the blood. How close is a simple blood test for cancer?

Some quick fire facts and busting common misconceptions about cancer...

A strain of bowel bacteria controlled by your DNA may hold the answer to why some stay slim whilst others gain...

The echolocation technique that helps bats to find food, confuse competitors and avoid crashing into things...

Making music in classrooms using computer coding could revolutionise the teaching of both subjects, a new study...

Scrubbing away C02 emissions to cut carbon emissions, combat climate change and slash energy costs.

Researchers say that doing anti-social shifts over many years can dent your brain power. But is it reversible?

Our gene of the month is BRAF. It may not have a funny name but it's led to new targeted therapies for melanoma...

Are advances in genomic medicine transforming treatment for breast cancer, or is it more hype than reality?

John Hammond is investigating the genetics behind a cancer that is affecting wild sealions on the California coast.

Genetic research is pointing towards combination treatments as the way forward for effectively curing cancer in the...

Elaine Mardis explains how advances in cancer genetics are changing our understanding and treatment for cancer.

Different forms of gene regulation can lead to the formation of similar physical features.