scientist 70: the biotechnologist – biosciences for Africa BFA (2014)
A Cambridge project seeks to improve farming practices in Africa by sharing advances in...
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scientist 61: the grain business manager – Andrew Wingate wheat and flours (2014)
CAMGRAIN is a farmer-owned central storage co-operative, set up 20 years ago to provide...
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Horny tortoises and solar mysteries: what scientists can learn from a total eclipse
For most people seeing a total solar eclipse is a once in a lifetime experience. But for...
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Why does Elon Musk want to read your mind?
A few weeks ago, Elon Musk’s company Neuralink posted a job advert recruiting for a ‘clinical...
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Secrets of the microbiome: the skin
The trillions of microbes living on and inside the human body are an important part of who we...
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The menopause: a new treatment for hot flushes? – Science Weekly podcast
Despite being something that will affect half the world’s population, the menopause, and how it...
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Artificial wombs and the promise for premature babies - Science Weekly podcast
In October, a team of Dutch researchers were awarded a grant of €2.9m to develop a working...
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Safe space: the cosmic importance of planetary quarantine – podcast
As the pace and ambition of space exploration accelerates, preventing Earth-born organisms from...
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Secrets of the microbiome: the gut
The trillions of microbes living on and inside the human body are an important part of who we...
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The Gene Gap: who decides what happens next? – Science Weekly podcast
Gene-editing technologies have the power to change life as we know it. This week on the podcast,...
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Covid-19: how and why is the virus mutating?
The new Covid variant, B117, is rapidly spreading around the UK and has been detected in many...
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Secrets of the microbiome: the vagina
The trillions of microbes living on and inside the human body are an important part of who we...
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From the archive: Bowel movement: the push to change the way you poo
We are raiding the Audio Long Read archives to bring you some classic pieces from years past,...
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Do we need a new theory of evolution?
A new wave of scientists argues that mainstream evolutionary theory needs an urgent overhaul....
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From the archive: Will Silicon Valley help us live to 200 and beyond? – podcast
‘In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.’ While Benjamin...
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What apes can tell us about the origins of teasing
We all know people who find it hilarious to prod and poke, pinch and tickle, all in the name of...
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Richard Dawkins Has a Soul for Science
Famed evolutionary biologist, author, and science communicator Richard Dawkins shares his wonder...
Covid-19: What has the BCG vaccine got to do with it?
Sarah Boseley talks to Prof Helen McShane about why there has been interest in the tuberculosis...
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Soundscape ecology with Bernie Krause – Science Weekly podcast
Do you know what noise a hungry sea anemone makes? Soundscape ecologist Bernie Krause does. Armed...
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Amy Dickman on her life of big cat conservation - Science Weekly podcast
Dr Amy Dickman is an internationally renowned conservation biologist. She’s dedicated her life to...
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