We’ve put man on the moon, visited Pluto and Jupiter, and even managed to land a probe on a speeding...
DNA
A unique opportunity to hear Professor Sir Alec Jeffreys FRS Hon FRSB give a first-hand account of how he developed...
What can your DNA tell you about your risk of developing cancer? What could it reveal about the best way...
Over the last 52 years BBC’s Horizon programme has been documenting the cutting-edge of science, technology and how it effects our lives. From Frank...
When he’s not swabbing beards for bacteria on BBC’s “Trust me, I’m a Doctor” or getting members of the public...
The language of genes has become common in the media. We know they make your eyes blue, your hair curly...
We’ve all heard of genes, but how do they actually work? Geneticist Kat Arney and her scientific guests will draw on...
Our DNA contains tens of thousands of individual genes that encode vital information responsible for the biological activities necessary for...
London LASER puts on evening talks at the intersection of art, science and technology. This November, London LASER hosts project collaborators...
How was the code of DNA cracked? How did it confirm the theory of evolution? And why did life evolve...
When we look at the bud of a rose, we see a striking example of a mathematical phenomenon found throughout...
An evolutionary perspective: Who are we? Of the millions of species that have ever existed on this planet, humans have...
Turritopsis Dohrnii, the immortal jellyfish The lifespan of all living organisms varies tremendously; some have lifespans measured in hours, some...
Cuckoo, pocket, analogue, digital - clocks and watches come in a variety of shapes and sizes, but all have the...
DNA and the concept of genes fascinated me from the word go. To me, studying life from the perspective of...
More and more scientists are starting to approach aging as a 'disease' that can be 'cured'. Can this be done?...
The loss of a species was once thought to be as final as the demise of its last survivor but...
We are constantly reminded of the looming, ominous and terrible prospect of cancer. Just sitting on the underground you are...
Digital resurrection is the replication of a person’s neuronal network onto a hard disk so their personality and memories are...
If our cells did what they wanted to, we would double in size about every hour and be spherical. We’re...
Consisting of over 60 different species, guenon monkeys are one of the most diverse groups of primates. Most are medium–sized...
The Imperial Festival ran Friday 3 May to Saturday 4 May and attracted over 10,000 visitors. I, Science...
Are the fantasies of superheroes so far-fetched, or might it be possible to change our bodies to acquire superhuman abilities?...
The Imperial Festival 2013 was on Friday 3 May and Saturday 4 May and attracted over 10,000 visitors....
Marie Curie (1867-1934): Gave her life to research radioactivity Marie Curie, the Polish chemist and physicist, is perhaps the...
At the Wellcome Collection near Euston, the human genome sequence is printed in multiple volumes, filling an entire bookcase. On...
When Professor Adrian Bird received the GlaxoSmithKline prize for original contributions to medical and veterinary sciences it drew a big...
In late February 1953, James Watson and Francis Crick announced their discovery of the structure of one of life’s most...
Last Summer, researchers led by Jacob Kitzman at the University of Washington sequenced the entire genome of a human foetus,...
Harmful bacteria selectively 'eat' DNA to build resistance to antibiotics. The discovery could help prevent outbreaks of meningitis and septicaemia by keeping...
