Microbes Agriculture’s Microscopic Helpers - Dr Zachary Senwo
Climate change and environmental degradation are increasingly threatening our ability to feed a burgeoning human population. Switching to agricultural practices that support beneficial soil microbes, ...
19 Jul 202111min
Genetically Engineering Our Future Food Security - Dr Richard Goodman, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Genetically modified crops can offer a range of environmental and health benefits, such as reduced usage of chemical pesticides, improved farm efficiency and crop yields, and an enhanced nutritional p...
19 Jul 202110min
Comparative Optimism about Infection and Recovery From COVID-19; Implications for Adherence with Lockdown Advice - Dr Sasha Scambler and Dr Koula Asimakopoulou, King's College London
Comparative optimism is the belief that negative events are more likely to happen to others than oneself. Dr Sasha Scambler and Dr Koula Asimakopoulou from King’s College London and their colleague...
9 Jul 20219min
Exploring How Technology Enhances Inclusion and Participation in Humanities Research
Digital technology can open up interesting possibilities for research, by enabling new public engagement initiatives and allowing researchers to easily reach out to countless individuals worldwide. Dr...
29 Jun 20218min
Social and Political Determinants of Health in the Occupied Palestinian Territory During the COVID-19 Pandemic
The occupied Palestinian territory has faced specific challenges arising from the COVID-19 pandemic due to the existing political, economic and social instability. Dr Weeam Hammoudeh and Professor Rit...
17 Jun 20217min
Spinal Cord Injury and Recovery in Rats Informing Human Rehabilitation - Professor David Magnuson, University of Louisville
Professor David Magnuson, at the University of Louisville, Kentucky, describes himself as ‘a CPG guy’ and occasionally, more informally as ‘a rat guy!’ His work on the function of the central pattern ...
10 Jun 202112min
The Role of Notch Signalling within the Molecular Clock in the Early Development of the Skeleton - Professor Kim Dale, University of Dundee
Cells possess the ability to interact with one another through complex signalling pathways. Different signals regulate how cells differentiate, undergoing modifications that ultimately allow them to a...
10 Jun 202113min
New Sorghum Reference Genome Highlights Genetics Underlying Sweet Varieties - Dr Elizabeth A. Cooper, University of North Carolina Charlotte
Sorghum is a staple crop in many regions of the world. As such, this versatile plant has been selectively bred into a number of cultivars, including sweet varieties predominantly used for forage, sila...
10 Jun 202111min
