Interviews about Biology

Kat Arney reports in with the latest news from the National Cancer Research Institute conference in Birmingham, UK.

Biocomposites, materials similar to plastics but made from biological material, could be the ideal replacement for...

What do we need robots for in genetics? Just what difference do they make? We sent Meera to the Wellcome Trust Sanger...

Out of Body Experiences (OBE's)may be spooky, but they can tell us a lot about how the brain works. Now,...

Jim Olsen and his team from the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Centre in Seattle have found a way to use scorpion...

Bruce Livett tells how he is using the venom of cone shells to cure pain...

We spoke to Gavin Laing, of the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicne, about why snake venom is so potent, how we could...

Robyn Williams, from ABC Radio National's 'The Science Show' speaks to Glenn King about finding natural...

Ben finds out how to avoid being stung and make a great cup of tea at the same time.

Coal without the miners and goats fighting chemical weapons - we catch up with Mark Peplow, editor of Chemistry World...

This week, Bob and Chelsea tell us about extreme familily survival.

David Thomas is a marine biologist from the University of Wales, Bangor. His work takes him all over the world and he...

Richard Turner volunteered to have his body tested to extremes of endurance at Everest base camp, all in the name of...

Olaf Blanke tells Chris Smith about how a certain region of the brain can be tricked into making you believe there...

We sent Ben Valsler to visit the newly opened Wellcome Collection in London, a place where science and art go hand in...

Is 'survival of the fittest' a bit too simple? We spoke to Loeske Kruuk, whose studys show that, in Red Deer...

This week, Bob and Chelsea tell us about seed that sow themselves and the future of domestic robots!

Dr Hazel Wilkinson tells Sabina Michnowicz how she used her plant identification skills and a book of spells to help...

Azi Khatiri goes to a lab for a hair cut - to see if vegetarian hair is different to that of a carnivore, or if a rural...

Prof. Nicky Clayton on her studies with corvids - a group of birds who plan, scheme, steal and even make tools.

Meerkats are amongst the most cooperative animals in the world, but how is their society structured? Tim Clutton-Brock...

Dr Andrew Smith tells us why primates have evolved the ability to see in three colours - and how this could have helped...

This week, Chelsea and Bob look at diseases of the brain. Chelsea sniffs out a new way of screening for Alzheimers...

George Cotsarelis, of the University of Pennsylvania speaks to Chris about how he identified the genetic pathways...