NCRI Cancer Conference
This week Kat Arney joins us live from the National Cancer Research Institute's conference in Liverpool. We find out how mistakes in cell signalling can cause cancers and why DNA repair pathways offer...
6 Nov 201156min
Gene Therapy and Stem Cell Therapy
This week's podcast is live from the British Society for Gene Therapy (BSGT) conference in Brighton, UK. Some of the world's top gene and stem cell therapists explain how we can manipulate genes to t...
29 Okt 20111h 5min
Why Is Ice Slippery?
Can moonlight and a magnifying glass be used to start a fire? Why do bananas go brown and does it happen faster in the fridge or the fruitbowl? Why are ice and snow slippery? And how does flyspray wor...
22 Okt 20111h 1min
Plant Pests and Plant Pathology
This week, Plant Pests and Plant Pathology - we find out what happens when plants get ill, how to understand and prevent the spread of plant disease, and how they can call up an insect army to defend ...
15 Okt 20111h 9min
Outpacing Petrol - Biofuels and Hydrogen
This week, we're investigating alternatives to petrol. We'll board a biofuel powered bus to meet the plant scientists who are using algae to make biodiesel. We'll find out how to turn household wast...
8 Okt 20111h 3min
Would a Siphon Work in Space?
Could a Siphon be used in orbit? Why do leaves change colour in Autumn? How is immunity passed from mother to baby through breastfeeding? Why do earthquakes happen away from plate boundaries? How do m...
1 Okt 20111h 7min
Cheese Making and Cake Baking: The Chemistry of Cookery
We've whipped up an appetising take on the science of food and cooking for you this week. With a main course of cookery in the kitchen served up by a cake-baking physicist followed by a microbiologica...
24 Sep 20111h 10min
Chilling Out - The Science of Cryogenics
This week, we're chilling out in the world of cryogenics, the science of the super-cold. We'll find out what happens to living tissue when it freezes, and how we can use low temperatures to keep organ...
17 Sep 20111h 3min
