Interviews about Biology

Interviews about genetics, ecology and evolution, insects, mammals, marine science, plants and zoology...

25 July 2022

200 chalk rivers are known globally, 85% reside in Southern and Eastern England...

18 July 2022

Observations made by Gregor Mendel about pea plants paved the way for understanding inheritance

11 July 2022

Creating new individuals using freeze dried egg cells could help with species preservation

11 July 2022

Beyond public opinion, there are other barriers standing in between gene-edited foods and our fridges

11 July 2022

By adding algae DNA into crops, these oils could be sourced in a more sustainable way

11 July 2022

While many decaf coffee varieties exist, many are striving to make a tastier bean and gene-editing might help

11 July 2022

By altering how a certain enzyme in tomatoes operates, they can accumulate pro-vitamin D

11 July 2022

Humans have been modifying produce for millennia, selecting for genes which boost beneficial traits

05 July 2022

Carl Sayer set us the task of finding our own ghost ponds; we'll need to swat up before the expedition...

05 July 2022

When old ponds are restored, plant life that has laid in waiting can take root after 150 years...

05 July 2022

Many ponds being restored or created are found on farmland. Why do the owners get involved?

05 July 2022

The UK introduced a scheme to help save one endangered species, but where should these new ponds be built?

04 July 2022

Currently, we know more about the surface of Mars than we do of Earth...

04 July 2022

How far we've come and how far is left to go...

28 June 2022

What shape should measures take to prevent future pandemics?

28 June 2022

Some diseases can experience a resurgence after a long time in the background...

28 June 2022

Why the sudden uptick in cases of this smallpox relative?

28 June 2022

Knowing the enemy is the first step to overcoming it...

28 June 2022

How your BO and BFF might be interlinked...

28 June 2022

This is not a microbe! At 2 centimetres long, it's bigger than some insects...

17 June 2022

While many recall the work of Watson and Crick, Bell's name had been lost to history. Until now.

17 June 2022

With a truckload worth of clothes being chucked away every second, fast fashion is a world-leading polluter

10 June 2022

Tracing the little cluckers' journey from South East Asia to British shores...

07 June 2022

By examining the gnashers of the giant shark, its place in the food chain has been unveiled...