Episode 98: April 2025

In this episode, we hear about parasites as molecular matchmakers, drug combinations and cancer treatment, chemical defences in poison frogs, the impact of education on brain structure, and what movies can reveal about the organisation of the infant visual system.

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Episode 96: December 2024

In this episode, we hear about predicting the evolution of influenza viruses, how deserts decompose matter, what worms are revealing about a gene linked to autism, and how mice detect the smell of cats.

Episode 95: October 2024

In this episode, we hear about cancer and mental health, efforts to make antibodies more reliable, exercises that can reduce levels of the stress hormone cortisol, and the possibility that products from human birth tissue could be used to treat post-surgical pain.

Episode 94: June 2024

In this episode, we hear about bacterial vampirism, how ants use moonlight to navigate, spontaneous preterm birth, and the different responses of male and female mice to food restriction.