Interviews with Scientists

Interviews about medicine, science, technology and engineering with scientists and researchers internationally...

08 June 2012

A protein in milk to keep obesity at bay, 'smart' water pumps to improve water availability, a digital...

08 June 2012

And finally, our gene of the month is the hollow-sounding Tinman, whimsically named after the character in the Wizard...

08 June 2012

This is a story led by Hiroaki Matsunami in the US and published in PLoS ONE about the genetics of why some people like...

08 June 2012

There's some research published in PLoS Genetics this month from researchers up Edinburgh led by Lee Smith that...

08 June 2012

They've looked at the mummy of a 16th century Korean child and manage to not only extract preserved organ tissue...

08 June 2012

The first story that has caught my attention is a double in Cell led by two groups, the first by Evan Eichler and the...

08 June 2012

As we heard earlier, some researchers are using mouse models to unravel the biological mysteries underlying...

08 June 2012

Down’s Syndrome is a genetic disease caused by inheriting an extra copy of human chromosome 21. As well as leading to a...

29 May 2012

We visit the Chelsea Flower Show in London where Microbiologist Rachel Roberts discussed her work looking at ways to...

29 May 2012

Katy Owen explains the importance of microscopic plankton in our oceans and their role in our enviroment...

29 May 2012

Aberystwyth University scientist Jamie Newbold discusses how changes to farming practices can alter the microbes inside...

29 May 2012

Surprising as it sounds, the majority of antibiotic drugs actually come from microbes themselves, particularly...

28 May 2012

Professor Harry Klee discusses the cocktail of chemicals that constitute a much more flavoursome fruit of a tomato..!

28 May 2012

This week the decision was finally made about where the most powerful telescope has ever been conceived will be built...

25 May 2012

We explore a future of private space missions, how swimming the atlantic can provide insight into the state of our...

20 May 2012

Metal alloys are mixtures of different chemical elements - adding certain elements can make a metal harder, others can...

20 May 2012

Once we have a recipe for a new metal, how do we find out if it lives up to its initial promise? We find out how...

20 May 2012

Imagine not being able to just pick up a glass and have a drink, and instead, having to rely on others to help with...

20 May 2012

The spread of superbugs from big city to small town, new drug target to treat Tinnitus, New insight into lunar...

20 May 2012

We explore how sand can be used to predict the outcome of an avalanche...

20 May 2012

We find out how a novel alloy makes the leap from academia to aeroplane...

15 May 2012

We explore how tephra ash can be analysed to date archaeological sites, clarify the effects of environmental and...