Giles Oldroyd is finding out how plants can provide their own fertiliser with a little help from specialist microbes like fungi and bacteria.
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Caroline Dean: Winter is coming
Caroline Dean has devoted her research career to understanding how plants sense and respond to the changing of the seasons.
Ruth Garde: Cut+Paste - Exploring the ethical issues around genome editing
Ruth Garde is the creative producer behind Cut+Paste a hands-on exhibition at the Francis Crick Institute that aims to explore the ethical issues around gene editing and gather the public’s views about how this technology should be used.
Jamie Foster: squids in space
Professor Jamie Foster is sending glow-in-the-dark squid into space to find out more about their microbiome.
Sarah McAnulty: the secret lives of squid
Squid biologist Dr Sarah McAnulty explains what squid are, how they evolved, and why they are so difficult to genetically modify.
Designer DNA and Bugs as Drugs
The advent of synthetic DNA technology has added a new dimension to drug discovery, with new and exciting ways to fix genetic diseases and turn bacteria into drugs.
Steve Rees: Homing in on the right targets
Steve Rees and his team at AstraZeneca are focusing on the first step of the drug discovery journey: coming up with the new ideas and targets that could lead to the new medicines of tomorrow.
Dave Michalovich: Using AI to seek out new drug targets
Dave Michalovich from Benevolent AI discusses how artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning can help researchers figure out what might be going on in disease and home in on the best targets for new therapies.
David Goldstein: Mining the genome for medical insights
David Goldstein from Columbia University Medical Center explains how to turn the complex information within the human genome into insights that can lead to better medicines for patients.
Hello CRISPR
We look at the history and controversies around the discovery of CRISPR.
CRISPR in the clinic
We explore how CRISPR is being used to develop transformative gene therapies, and the ethical implications of genetically engineering humans.
Driven to extinction
New genetic engineering tools known as gene drives could send mosquitoes extinct. Good idea or not?