Biology

The Life Scientific. Jan Zalasiewicz on the Age of Man. Audio, 28 minutes
Geologist Jan Zalasiewicz talks to Jim Al-Khalili about the Anthropocene, the Age of Man.
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BBC Radio 4
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The Human Hive. Audio, 28 minutes
What do human beings and honeybees have in common? More than you would think.
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BBC Radio 4
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Human Hibernation: The Big Sleep. Audio, 28 minutes
Could humans pull off the trick of hibernation to conquer long-term space travel?
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BBC Radio 4
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The Life Scientific. Lynne Boddy on Fungi. Audio, 28 minutes
Lynne Boddy enthuses about fungi.
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BBC Radio 4
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The Essential. The Why Factor: Violence. Audio, 6 minutes
Why are men more violent than women?
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BBC World Service
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In Our Time. Circadian Rhythms. Audio, 43 minutes
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss circadian rhythms.
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BBC Radio 4
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The Why Factor. The Y Chromosome. Audio, 18 minutes
How the Y chromosome transforms a female embryo to a male one
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BBC World Service
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What the Songbird Said. Audio, 28 minutes
Angela Saini explores the science of birdsong and its relationship to human language.
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BBC Radio 4
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Frontiers. Animal Personality. Audio, 28 minutes
Prof Adam Hart explores a new field in zoology - animal personality.
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BBC Radio 4
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The Forum. Challenges of Nanoscience. Audio, 28 minutes
Transforming biosciences with particles just a few billionths of a metre across.
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BBC Radio 4
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The Why Factor. Symmetry. Audio, 18 minutes
Why does symmetry exist and why do we see such beauty in it?
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BBC World Service
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The Why Factor. The Kiss. Audio, 18 minutes
Why do humans kiss?
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BBC World Service
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The Life Scientific. Veronica van Heyningen. Audio, 28 minutes
Jim Al-Khalili talks to Veronica van Heyningen about the gene that builds the eye.
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BBC Radio 4
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Cricket Cabaret. Audio, 15 minutes
Quirky sound composition inspired by the songs of crickets.
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BBC Radio 4
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The Life Scientific. Nicky Clayton. Audio, 30 minutes
Nicky Clayton talks to Prof Jim Al-Khalili about her work on the intelligence of birds.
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BBC Radio 4
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The Life Scientific. Molly Stevens. Audio, 30 minutes
Jim al-Khalili talks to a scientist who grows human bones in a test tube, Molly Stevens.
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BBC Radio 4
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Four Thought. Series 2, Ed Yong: The Philosophy of Bacteria. Audio, 15 minutes
Science journalist Ed Yong explores the implications of being host to billions of microbes
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BBC Radio 4
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Frontiers. Ageing and Telomeres. Audio, 30 minutes
Is there a test for how long you will live? Controversies in cutting edge ageing research.
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BBC Radio 4
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Scientists of the Subprime. Audio, 30 minutes
Ehsan Masood examines how science could help prevent future banking crises.
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BBC Radio 4
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Nature. Series 2, The Vogelkop Bowerbird. Audio, 30 minutes
A close encounter with two birds that revealed an exquisite courtship performance.
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BBC Radio 4
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Inflamed Response. Inflamed Response. Audio, 30 minutes
Research is giving new insights into the relationship between mind and body.
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BBC Radio 4
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Frontiers. Coral Reefs. Audio, 30 minutes
Andrew Luck-Baker visits the Pacific islands of Palau to witness a mass spawning.
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BBC Radio 4
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Essential Guide. Gene Pioneers - Part Three. Audio, 28 minutes
Molecular biologist Inda Vermer talks about gene therapy
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BBC World Service
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