Taking the 'genetic brakes' off wheat
Dr Cristobal Uauy is passionate about helping the world's…
The zoology beneath your feet
Think of a zoologist, and you probably think of someone studying…
The mystery of the evolution of stomata
We take stomata for granted - they're on every leaf around us,…
Coffee - a global history
How long will your morning coffee be available for? This bean…
Optogenetics: revolutionising neurobiology?
Optogenetics is a new biological technique, involving the use…
The jellyfish genes that changed biology
GFP - the proteins that allow jellyfish to glow their astonishing…
Greedy Planet? The podcast
One in eight people, nearly 870 million people, suffer from chronic…
Computer modelling to predict climate change
Drew Purves, ecologist and computer scientist, discusses how…
One plant's weird way to attract pollinators
Through a series of chemical reactions, the central spadix…
Seeing the light: from plant growth to optogenetics
In this full lecture, filmed at the Gatsby Summer School 2015,…
Success of vascular plants through stomata
Prof Alistair Hetherington, University of Bristol, shares his…
Designing plant-derived medicines to treat cancer
Biochemist Professor Sarah O'Connor, from the John Innes Centre,…
Can plants make decisions?
Professor Ottoline Leyser discusses the different survival strategies…
Research videos - GFP shows cells as they divide
Dr John Runions, Oxford Brookes University – Growing root…
Pollution turns carnivorous plants veggie
Millett J, Foot G.W., Svensson B. (2015) Nitrogen deposition…
Ancient herbs– magic or medicine?
Mix together some leek and garlic in a broth of wine and bullocks…