Latest Interviews

Science, in the cause of justice
Added: 16 Jan 2023
Dame Sue Black shares her thoughts on forensic science, its uses and limitations, the impact of mod…

It’s all just a matter of perception
Added: 4 Apr 2022
In anticipation of the announcement of this year’s competition winners, we asked previous winners a…

The promise of COVID-19 surveillance through wastewater testing
Added: 22 Dec 2021
Pandemic modelling data can be gathered through mass testing by monitoring viral RNA levels in wast…

Catherine Noakes and the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE)
Added: 14 Dec 2021
As part of a collaborative group of six British expert scientists, Catherine Noakes will join Jonat…

Sharon Peacock and the COVID-19 Genomics UK Consortium (COG-UK)
Added: 14 Dec 2021
As part of our 2021 Royal Institutions Christmas Lecture coverage, we ask Sharon Peacock how discov…

Monitoring: The key to vaccine production and distribution safety
Added: 2 Dec 2021
Manufacturing of any vaccine is a complex process that requires consistent monitoring to ensure eff…

Understanding SARS-CoV-2 spike proteins in vaccines
Added: 13 Sep 2021
The SARS-CoV-2 virus uses complex glycan sugars to hide from the immune system. Tasked with product…

Celebrating 50 years with the mother of 'ELISA'
Added: 27 Aug 2021
In an exclusive interview with Dermot Martin, Eva Engvall discusses the invention and evolution of …

To improve reproducibility; look first to pipetting
Added: 4 Jan 2021
With years of experience and expertise with pipettes, Gustavo Chavarria outlines pipetting factors …