News imageThe Life Scientific

The Life Scientific

Professor Jim Al-Khalili talks to leading scientists about their life and work, finding out what inspires them and asking what their discoveries might do for us in the future.

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Episodes (257 available)

News imageThe Life Scientific, Edith Heard on unravelling the mystery of X-chromosome inactivation

Epigeneticist Edith Heard on decoding the details of how X chromosomes are expressed.

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15 Sept 2026

28 mins

News imageThe Life Scientific, Ginger Kerrick on manning Nasa's Mission Control and getting to Mars

Ginger Kerrick on training the first ISS crew and becoming the voice of Mission Control.

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8 Sept 2026

29 mins

News imageThe Life Scientific, Dean Lomax on discovering ichthyosaurs and defying nay-sayers

Dean Lomax on his unconventional route into palaeontology and making BIG discoveries.

28 Apr 2026

28 mins

News imageThe Life Scientific, Helen Hastie on the future of human-robot relations

Professor Helen Hastie on the positive future role for robots in our world.

21 Apr 2026

28 mins

News imageThe Life Scientific, Seth Berkley on the importance of vaccinating the world

Epidemiologist Seth Berkley on a career trying to get vaccines to those in need.

14 Apr 2026

28 mins

News imageThe Life Scientific, Hiranya Peiris on unravelling the story of the universe

Hiranya Peiris on discovering the origin and evolution of the universe.

7 Apr 2026

28 mins

News imageThe Life Scientific, Washington Yotto Ochieng on the navigation tech that keeps our world moving

Washington Yotto Ochieng reveals just how dependent we are on navigation systems like GPS.

31 Mar 2026

28 mins

News imageThe Life Scientific, Lucy Carpenter on how our oceans are destroying ozone

Atmospheric chemist Lucy Carpenter explains how natural marine processes impact ozone.

24 Mar 2026

28 mins

News imageThe Life Scientific, Jens Juul Holst on the gut hormone discovery behind weight-loss drugs

Physiologist Jens Juul Holst on how gut hormone GLP-1 paved the way for weight loss drugs.

17 Mar 2026

28 mins

News imageThe Life Scientific, Jim Ashworth-Beaumont on how a near-fatal accident made him a better clinician

Orthotist Jim Ashworth-Beaumont on how the body can adapt to life-changing injuries.

10 Mar 2026

28 mins

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