Interviews with Scientists

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.

HIV-1 DNA could be a biomarker for disease progression.

The role of cannabis-detecting receptors in brain development is becoming clearer.

How do we know when we have eaten too much?

Researchers are exploring new ways to assess the risks posed to humans by non-human influenza viruses.

Magic tricks amaze and intrigue us, but the psychology behind these illusions is just as fascinating...

Deborah Hyde examines our fascination with vampires and werewolves, and where the ideas came from...

David Spiegelhalter discusses why seemingly unlikely events occur all the time- although not often to him!

We examine the science behind out-of-body experiences, and even induce one in an unsuspecting audience member!

Tales from a scientist investigating haunted houses, ghostly recordings and self-proclaimed psychics...

Dubbed the K5, this 'robocop' acts as an effective security guard - and, better still, it won't need a...

Jackie Akhavan works on how to best detect explosives, which she does by manufacturing bombs in the lab!

Sniffer dogs are used to detect drugs but how good are they? Can they sniff out all drugs? Or just a select few? And...

A technique using a light detects drugs that have been dissolved in liquids, a way crafty criminals attempt to smuggle...

Scientists have developed a way to increase the effectiveness of a common diabetic drug - by shining light on it...

How should you shape your nails? Physicists have been calculating the optimal frequency and shape to stop ingrown...

A cheap 'paper strip' that tests for Ebola and other diseases in under 20 minutes has been developed...

Favipiravir - a trial drug currently being tested against Ebola and influenza - has successfully treated norovirus...

The space age is upon us, with Virgin Galactic offering tickets to space for $250,000 but when will it become the norm?

What does the future hold for travel? Check-in by robot? Transparent fuselage? Airbus tell us what's to come...