In this episode, I talk to Dr Rennos Fragkoudis, Manager of the Edinburgh Genome Foundry - a research facility specialised in the assembly of DNA constructs. These are artificially constructed fragments of DNA that can be 'transplanted' into a

Episode 3: Jane Calvert and Rob Smith

Mar 18th, 2021 16m 29s

In this episode we talk to Prof Jane Calvert and Dr Rob Smith who work in the department of Science, Technology and Innovation Studies, also known as STS. Jane and Rob talk about the Crossing Kingdoms project, which is part of their work in the

Episode 2: Elise Cachat

Mar 5th, 2021 8m 9s

In this episode, we are joined by Dr Elise Cachat, a lecturer in synthetic biology at the University of Edinburgh. We chat about her research and how it can help us to understand the role of immune cells called macrophages in the progression of

Episode 1: Tilo Kunath

Feb 24th, 2021 9m 18s

In this episode, Tilo Kunath, a reader in Regenerative Neurobiology at the Institute for Stem Cell Research and Centre for Regenerative Medicine talks to us about his work on Parkinson’s Disease, a progressive neurological condition, and how sy

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