Microbes
Can microbes help us grow more food?
Naturally occurring microbes living on plants can be used to boost the yield, nutrition and even taste of corn, soybeans, rice and tomatoes. This Way Up visits a biotech startup manipulating microbes… Audio
Science commentator Siouxsie Wiles
This week sees the announcement that a fossil penguin discovered in New Zealand is a new species and one of the oldest known; new research suggests countries need to take heed of climate projections… Audio
Bacteria: a companion for cancer?
Science news with Dr Chris Smith, and how some parasites, like intestinal worms, suppress a hosts's immune system to stop them from being attacked. Also cancers carry microbes with them when they… Audio
Understanding our immune system
Bruce Beutler received the 2011 Nobel Prize for discoveries about the innate immune system in mammals. Audio
Understanding our immune system
Bruce Beutler received the 2011 Nobel Prize for discoveries about the innate immune system in mammals.
AudioIt's a microbial world
Science writer Ed Yong investigates the complex world of microbes in his book "I Contain Multitudes." Audio
It's a microbial world
Science writer Ed Yong investigates the complex world of microbes in his book "I Contain Multitudes."
AudioThe Science of... Sweat
Simon Morton and Alison Ballance present a three-part series exploring the science of sweat, virtual reality and Vitamin C. This week, the function of a much-maligned bodily fluid that plays a vital… Audio, Gallery
The Science of... Sweat
Simon Morton and Alison Ballance present a three-part series exploring the science of sweat, virtual reality and Vitamin C. This week, the function of a much-maligned bodily fluid that plays a vital…
AudioWeather bugs: microbes making rain
Microbes inhabit every nook and cranny from the depths of the ocean to your small intestine, but could these tiny organisms also be playing a part in the weather? Audio, Gallery
Kauri dieback and how microbes sense the world
Microbes, such as the fungi-like kauri dieback disease, use chemicals to sense their world - and understanding this might help us to develop new treatments. Video, Audio
Kauri dieback and how microbes sense the world
Microbes, such as the fungi-like kauri dieback disease, use chemicals to sense their world - and understanding this might help us to develop new treatments.
Video, AudioParenting: Let them eat dirt!
When it comes to parenting, have we become too obsessed with being clean and worrying about children getting sick from all of the germs they might pick up? Audio
Microbes Are Our Friends
Human cells make up only half our bodies and microbes make up the other half. Science writer Ed Yong explains the vital role of these immigrant microbes and the unique ecosystem in our bodies in his… Audio
Microbes and moods
We are more microbe than human, and our microbiome may be affecting our brain, moods and behaviour. Audio
Microbes and moods
We are more microbe than human, and our microbiome may be affecting our brain, moods and behaviour.
AudioDr Tim Spector on the hidden microbial world inside us
Genetic Epidemiologist Tim Spector, from Kings College in London has spent much of his career studying the trillions of microbes that live on us and inside us. They outnumber our own cells, 10 to 1… Audio
How microbes have shaped the earth
Paul Falkowski studies how the humble microbe has shaped human history in his book 'Life's Engines' (Princeton University Press). Audio
Microbes and premature birth
Professor David Relman of Stanford University is looking at the link between microbes and premature birth. Audio
Microbial moods
Dr Chris Smith on how your gut microbes could be affecting your mood. Also the discovery of the earliest evidence yet of Earth's magnetic field, found in some 4.4 billion year old Australian rock. Audio
