The Life Scientific Episodes Available now
George Church on reimagining woolly mammoths and virus-proofing humans
Geneticist George Church on mapping the world's DNA and a mammoth 'de-extinction' project.
Gareth Collett on a career in bomb disposal
Gareth Collett on explosives engineering, bomb disposal and his move from army to academia
Sonia Gandhi on building model brains to tackle Parkinson’s disease
Sonia Gandhi on trying to tackle the fastest-growing neurological condition in the world.
Mark O'Shea on close encounters with venomous snakes
Mark O'Shea on how a boyhood interest in snakes paved the way for a globe-trotting career
Kevin Fong on medical planning for Mars and Earth-based emergencies
Kevin Fong on pestering Nasa, medical planning for Mars and handling major A&E incidents.
Dame Pratibha Gai on training atoms to do what we want
Pratibha Gai on her microscope that brought chemical reactions into sharp focus.
Catherine Heymans on the lighter side of the dark universe
Astronomer Royal for Scotland Catherine Heymans talks telescopes, dark matter and comedy.
Tim Coulson on how predators shape ecosystems and evolution
Professor Tim Coulson on how the wolves of Yellowstone National Park shape the ecosystem.
Claudia de Rham on playing with gravity
Claudia de Rham on defying gravity and understanding its fundamental nature.
Neil Lawrence on taking down the 'digital oligarchy' and why we shouldn't fear AI
Neil Lawrence on why we needn't fear the power of AI
