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The Milner Centre for Evolution has three main objectives, to ask the big evolutionary questions, to find new technological and clinical applications, and to take evolutionary research out into the co... more
FAQs about Milner Centre for Evolution:How many episodes does Milner Centre for Evolution have?The podcast currently has 27 episodes available.
January 09, 2026Microbial Diversity and Host-Microbe Interactions in the Marine Environment - Dr Corey HoltThe Director of the Milner Centre for Evolution, Professor Turi King, talks to Dr. Corey Holt, about his research focusing on microbial diversity and host-microbe interactions in the marine environment....more15minPlay
December 03, 2025Understanding the Evolution of Eukaryotic Cells - Professor Tom WilliamsThe Director of the Milner Centre for Evolution, Professor Turi King, talks to Professor Tom Williams, about being part of a study trying to understand the evolution of eukaryotic cells, a formative event in the history of life on Earth....more22minPlay
October 17, 2025How the Vectors of Antibiotic Resistance Have Evolved - Professor Zamin IqbalThe Director of the Milner Centre for Evolution, Professor Turi King, talks to Professor Zamin Iqbal, about being part of a study mapping 100 years of bacterial evolution, to understand just how bacteria have become resistant to antibiotics over the last few decades....more23minPlay
September 19, 2025Evolution, the Fragility of Nature, and How We Can All Make a Difference - Chris PackhamThe Director of the Milner Centre for Evolution, Professor Turi King, talks to Chris Packham, the naturalist, nature photographer, television presenter and author, whose best known for presenting Springwatch, Autumnwatch, Winterwatch, programmes about nature, neurodiversity, dinosaurs, cats, dogs and honeybees....more38minPlay
August 29, 2025Understanding the Interactions Between Plants and Their Pathogens - Dr Volkan CevikThe Director of the Milner Centre for Evolution, Professor Turi King, talks to Dr Volkan Cevik, whose research focuses on understanding interactions between plants and their pathogens, as well as understanding how these pathogens evolve....more20minPlay
July 11, 2025Discovering Ways to Fight Fungal Diseases That Threaten Our Food Security & Health - Dr Neil BrownThe Director of the Milner Centre for Evolution, Professor Turi King, talks to Dr Neil Brown, whose research focuses on discovering new ways to fight major fungal diseases that threaten our food security and health....more20minPlay
June 20, 2025The Evolution of Imperfection: The Science of Why We Aren't and Can't Be Perfect - Professor Laurence HurstThe Director of the Milner Centre for Evolution, Professor Turi King, talks to Professor Laurence Hurst whose new book titled; The Evolution of Imperfection: The Science of Why We Aren't and Can't Be Perfect, has just been published....more52minPlay
May 16, 2025Using Machine Learning to Track the Transmission & Evolution of Pathogenic Bacteria: Lauren CowleyThe Director of the Milner Centre for Evolution, Professor Turi King, talks to Dr Lauren Cowley whose research centres around public health and infectious diseases. She works closely with the UK Health Security Agency....more16minPlay
April 11, 2025Natural Selection, Genetic Variation and Magic Populations - Dr Paula KoverThe Director of the Milner Centre for Evolution, Professor Turi King, talks to Dr Paula Kover whose research focuses on understanding how an organism's environment affects the evolution of traits under natural selection....more19minPlay
March 27, 2025How Your Sex and Your Environment Affect Your Hearing - Professor Turi KingProfessor Turi King discusses the results of a scientific paper about the evolution of hearing, which explores the combined impact of biological and environmental factors on how our ears respond to sound. The study was the brainchild of Dr. Patricia Balaresque who got really interested in the different factors, such as our sex or environment, that might have shaped our hearing sensitivity.This groundbreaking study, ‘Sex, and Environment Shape Cochlear Sensitivity in Human Populations Worldwide,’ is published in Scientific reports. It was led by Dr Patricia Balaresque at the Centre for Biodiversity and Environmental Research (CRBE) in Toulouse, supported by the Eco-Anthropology unit (EA-CNRS Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle / University of Paris) and the Toulouse Institute of Research in Computer Science (IRIT-CNRS / University of Toulouse) and others....more15minPlay
FAQs about Milner Centre for Evolution:How many episodes does Milner Centre for Evolution have?The podcast currently has 27 episodes available.