Synthetic Biology

Synthetic Biology

We explore synthetic biology in this Naked Scientists Show, finding out how to learn from, and improve on, the structures and systems we find in nature. We'll meet the team of students who designed a biological sensor to win the international genetically engineered machine competition, or iGEM, and find out how to build bespoke proteins. In Kitchen Science, we feed an egg to some enzymes to find out how biological washing powder works. Plus, what the brain does when it sees a familiar face, genetically modified crops boost resistant bug numbers, how to create hair cells, essential for hearing,... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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Making a Meal out of Microbes

Making a Meal out of Microbes

This week we explore the role of microbes in drug development, food production and soil fertility. We investigate how bacteria such as Streptomyces are used and improved to make antibiotics, discover ...

26 Maj 201259min

From PC to Plane - Making New Metals

From PC to Plane - Making New Metals

How do you make a new metal? This week, we follow a novel alloy from PC to plane, finding out how computer modelling and design can help us create new metals with exciting new properties. We also disc...

19 Maj 201259min

Cracking Chronic Fatigue

Cracking Chronic Fatigue

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) sufferers describe symptoms of severe exhaustion, weakness, muscle pain and fatigue. But why, and what is science revealing about the underlying causes of the condition?...

12 Maj 201259min

Naked in Norway

Naked in Norway

This week we get Naked in Norway as we visit the University of Oslo to reveal the remains of ancient plesiosaurs and investigate their migration into water, discuss a new concept for more efficient so...

5 Maj 201257min

Is there such a thing as a "girls' throw"?

Is there such a thing as a "girls' throw"?

Does exercise lead to a more muscular heart? Why can an unfit cyclist cycle faster than an olympic runner runs? How do kinetic watches work? We answer your questions in this week's Naked Scientists...

28 Apr 201259min

Clock This! - The Science of the Circadian Rhythm

Clock This! - The Science of the Circadian Rhythm

The body clock goes under the Naked Scientists' spotlight this week. We unpick the mechanisms that enable human cells, plants and even bacteria to track the time of day and alter their activities acco...

21 Apr 201259min

Saving Submariners and Studying Deep Sea Species

Saving Submariners and Studying Deep Sea Species

How can we save the occupants of stricken submarines? What species survive in the deepest depths of ocean trenches? Recognising the centenary of the Titanic tragedy, we're diving deep to meet the Roll...

14 Apr 201259min

Naked Oceans - From Plastics to Poo

Naked Oceans - From Plastics to Poo

This week we bring you a special look at marine pollution from the Naked Oceans team, going from plastics to poo to explore some of the many ways we pollute the seas. We find out the truth behind the ...

7 Apr 201222min

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