Julie Gould

Would you eat meat that has been grown in a lab rather than taken directly from the animal? This is a question that I’ve been asking as preparations for the first lab-grown burger to be cooked are happening. Prof Mark Post from Maastricht university has been working on his lab grown muscle tissue for the […]

This is a snippet from a much longer interview done in June 2011 with Professor Mark Post about his laboratory grown burgers

This originally appeared on Pythagoras Trousers episode 123 on May 16th 2013 For this podcast I spoke to Thomas Landrain, the founder of La Paillase, a DIY Biology lab in Paris. I wanted to share this piece on here because I think this movement, the DIY Biology movement is an inspiration. These labs take interdisciplinary research and curiosity to the next level. When not only scientists, but artists, designers and anyone that is interested come together, some great things can happen. And without the contraints of a university or institution, these innovators can follow their noses and do the research they’ve always wanted. This might sound like a recipe for chaos and disaster, but with their self-organised groups, and regulations, they are well aware of the risks of their work. Enjoy!  The post DIY Biology with Thomas Landrain appeared first on Julie Gould » Julie Gould. The post DIY Biology with Thomas Landrain appeared first on Julie Gould » Julie Gould.

A play on the tennis metaphor used in philosohpy - this is a Radio5Live spoof of a Wimbledon Tennis Tournament featuring philosophers of science Thomas Khun, Karl Popper, Aristotle and Francis Bacon

A report on the paper by Professor John R Hutchinson about Ichthyostega - some of the earliest water creatures to roam the planet.

What is synthetic biology? A podcast with Prof Paul Freemont, Dr Filippa Lentzos and David Benque

This is an audio tour inside John's freezer - where he keeps all the bits of mammal he uses for his biomechanical evolution research

Mending a broken heart - an audio report created for Imperial College Science Communication MSc

An interview with Blake Suttle on predicting biodiversity

This is an interview with Jenny Rhon about her research on varyng forms of the Urinary Tract Infection