Interviews with Scientists

our gene of the month may be familiar to any Star Trek fans who are listening - it’s none other than Tribbles.

Researchers have found melanoma for the first time in a fish population. This is a wild fish population off the...

The other story that I noticed this month was from Emma Juuri and her team at the Institute of Biotechnology in...

The first story comes from a scientist at Pennsylvania State University and the University of Buffalo in the US. And it...

One big area where sequencing technology has made an impact is in our understanding of the genetic faults and...

Since the first human genome was decoded, sequencing technology has sped up almost unimaginably and the cost has...

An Alzheimer's protein relieves paralysis in MS, the mechanism behind sex discrepancy in life expectancy, cuckoos...

In November 2011, one of NASA’s most ambitious missions yet, mounted to explore Mars, blasted off destined for the red...

Professor John Zarnecki discusses the challenges of unknown environments when exploring our solar system...

Schistosomiasis, also known as bilharzia is a parasitic disease that infects more than 200 million people. Adults...

In 2006, scientists discovered that plants produce significant amounts of the greenhouse gas, methane. The research...

Finding Your Own Path - The Seeker Project

When your mind gets stage fright, things can go horribly wrong. Thankfully, sport psychologists are on hand to help as...

As well as biological improvements, many of today’s sporting successes are down to advances to technology, including...

When it comes to technology and the use of technology in sports, there's one sporting event that’s miles ahead....

Kingston University’s exercise physiologist Chris Easton puts Naked Scientist Meera Senthilingam through her paces......

Sometimes, science and technology may take its role in sport a little too far. So far, that it is then banned for...

How is scientific insight applied to improve the performance of team GB? We meet one of the scientists applying...

We’re investigating what it takes to become an elite athlete. As important as innate talent is, it’s not enough to make...

What does it take to win Olympic gold? The right genetics, training, attitude, and technology all combine in an elite...