Researchers have used stem cells to make neural implants more refined and with less scar...
Interviews with Scientists
Interviews about medicine, science, technology and engineering with scientists and researchers internationally...
23 May 2013
How do bacteria and viruses which cause diseases in plants manipulate sapsucking insects for their own ends?
20 May 2013
When does creativity turn to delusions? We speak with Dr Phil Corlett to uncover his passion for the brain!
20 May 2013
What happens in your head when you listen to music? Plus earworms! Why are 1 in 6 people regularly infected by annoying...
16 May 2013
Alison Ming discusses how hot air from the tropics pushes its way up through the atmosphere.
16 May 2013
What is the weather like on other planets? John Zarnecki explains.
16 May 2013
Nick Graham discusses how we can prepare for extreme weather...
16 May 2013
Brian Golding takes us through how a weather forecast is put together, and how much we can trust it.
16 May 2013
James Harrison from the EPSRC explains how modern scanning techniques have allowed us to read parchment too delicate to...
12 May 2013
And finally, our gene of the month is INDY, short for I’m Not Dead Yet. It owes its name to a scene in a Monty Python...
12 May 2013
Researcher often say finding particular gene will “lead to new therapies”, but progress in turning genetic data into...
12 May 2013
Professor Jim Lupski talks about how genome sequencing can help people with rare diseases, including one that affects...
12 May 2013
The story we wanted to talk about this month was about the publication of the HeLa genome, which has caused controversy...
12 May 2013
Dr Matt Hurles discusses the Genetics Society Spring Meeting on the theme of genomics for health and society
09 May 2013
A new technique may dramatically reduce the CO2 emissions of the steel industry.
09 May 2013
We find out how medical mapping has helped track recent infectious outbreaks with the help of social media...
09 May 2013
We investigate the new wave of extensively drug-resistant TB, where did it come from and is it treatable?
09 May 2013
With a new outbreak of the H7N9 influenza virus in China, we find out how the virus evolved...
02 May 2013
Professor Anders Hakansson discusses how a a naturally occurring protein in breast milk is being used to strike a blow...
02 May 2013
Sally Woodcock talks about the science behind preserving great works of art
02 May 2013
Plastic objects are older than we think, and need conserving, says Dr Anita Quye.
02 May 2013
Oliver Caroe of St Paul's Cathedral discusses how he looks after one of London's most famous landmarks.