Robin Ince chats with Professor Aoife McLysaght, who leads the Molecular Evolution Laboratory of the Smurfit Institute of Genetics, University of Dublin, Trinity College, and one of the 2018 Royal Institution Christmas Lecturers, supported by The Genetics Society.
In this episode we’re taking a look at the story and the characters behind one of the most transformative - and ubiquitous - techniques in modern molecular biology: the polymerase chain reaction.
Whenever the topic of genetics is mentioned this is always a question of ethics not far behind, whether that is in stem cell research, genetic modification or even basic healthcare.
As Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer Doudna are awarded the 2020 Nobel Prize for chemistry for their work with CRISPR and the technology of genome editing, Robin Ince, Alison Bentley and Tony Nolan discuss novel genetic technologies.
Robin Ince and a panel of expert scientists discuss our current understanding of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and bust some myths about COVID-19.
How do pathogens evolve and how are we learning to cope with them? And are we in danger of a new age of antibiotic resistance?
