Sex, the Brain, and the Biology of Desire

Memory isn’t stored in a single place or a single cell—it’s embedded in subtle, widely distributed changes at synapses. In this episode, we explore how neuroscientists moved from abstract theories of memory to concrete biological mechanisms. We follow the trail from Hebb’s insigh ...  Show more

The human brain contains roughly 85 billion neurons, and somehow each one makes the right connections at the right place, in the right order. In this episode, we explore how such astonishing precision emerges during brain development, using the visual system as our guide—from ret ...  Show more

Transcription is a tightly regulated process, where chemical modifications initiate the duplication of genetic material. This epigenetic process is often dysregulated in cancer, but it can be targeted with small molecule inhibitors. EPIGENETIC SIGNALLING Professor Panagis Filippa ...  Show more

Molecular Testing Pearls

In Part 4 of our Heme Path series, we thoroughly examine the details of molecular testing and how it relates to hematologic and oncologic malignancies

Identifying genes that increase the risk of bowel or other cancers allows us to offer preventative measures, such as removing tumours at an early stage. A better understanding of how and why cancers grow also helps develop improved treatments. Ian Tomlinson, Professor of Molecula ...  Show more

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss mutation in genetics and evolution. When lying mortally ill with cancer, the British geneticist J.B.S. Haldane penned the following lines: Cancer's a Funny Thing:I wish I had the voice of HomerTo sing of rectal carcinoma,Which kills a lot more chap ...  Show more