Podcast archive
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Females vs males: memory differences 21 July 2008, 11 minutes MRC scientists have found that the sexes remember things differently.(transcript) |
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Using viruses to tackle prions 17 July 2008, 14 minutes Dr Giovanna Mallucci explains how a modified virus can be used to treat prion disease in mice. (transcript) |
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Prof Kate Costeloe: EPICure early results 16 May 2008, 7 mins Survey shows improved survival for preterm babies.(transcript) |
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Prof Bob Millar on African mammal conservation 15 April 2008, 5 mins Professor Bob Millar on the Institute for Breeding Rare and Endangered African Mammals. (transcript) |
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Working with the MRC 15 April 2008, 5 mins Prof Sally Davies (Director General, NIHR) says the MRC and NIHR are responding well to working more closely under a single fund for health research. |
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Sir Leszek supports the HFE Bill 1 April 2008, 7 mins MRC Chief Executive Sir Leszek Borysiewicz, speaks out and expresses his support for the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill. (transcript) |
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Prof David Sattelle on sequencing the red beetle genome 28 March 2008, 5 mins An international consortium of researchers, incl Dr Andrew Jones & Prof David Sattelle from the MRC Functional Genetics Unit, sequenced the beetle genome. (transcript) |
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Dr Michelle Welsh: Male reproductive health 28 March 2008, 5 mins A discovery by MRC scientists looking at the development of male foetuses could help explain the origin of common genital disorders that can cause reproductive problems later in life. (transcript) |
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Mosquitoes & medicine: the MRC's role in malaria research 13 March 2008, 12 mins This podcast tracks one scientist's story of discovery and asks the question why the MRC should go to the trouble of funding this research. (transcript) |
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Influences on teenage sexual activity 13 March 2008, 4 mins Marion Henderson in conversation with the MRC's Press Officer Hazel Lambert. (transcript) |
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Smoking in India: Sir Leszek on the MRC's global agenda 13 Feb 2008, 5 mins India is caught in the midst of a smoking epidemic, causing 1 in 5 of all male deaths in middle age and will cause about 1 million deaths a year during the 2010s. (transcript) |
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Prof Jimmy Bell: using MRI to study hidden fat 12 December 2007, 5 mins New research reveals that many people carry an unhealthy cushion of fat around their internal organs. (transcript) |
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Prof Jeanne Bell on a novel tissue bank 12 December 2007, 5 mins Prof Jeanne Bell talks about overcoming the shortage of control brains for comparison purposes. (transcript) |
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Martin Evans talks about his Nobel prize 27 October 2007, 13 mins Sir Martin Evans has been awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for 2007 alongside Mario R. Capecchi and Oliver Smithies for their stem cell research. |
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New MRC CEO interviewed 13 March 2007, 14 mins Hear more about Sir Leszek Borysiewicz, his background and why he thought taking the helm at the MRC was a good idea. |
