For our last episode, we look at weird and quirky research and invite Steve Trim, the Founder of VenomTech, to talk about his company and how they use venom peptides for drug discovery, cosmetics, and pest control.

Hosted by Freya Gadsden-Bolton and Claire Merritt. Produced by Freya Gadsden-Bolton. Music composed by Freya Gadsden-Bolton.

To see the list of sources used in this episode, please visit www.rsb.org.uk/biosphere. Dolphin Noises © The Sarasota Dolphin Research Program (Recorded Under NMFS MMPA Permit No. 20455).

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This week, we discuss genetic technologies and the ways in which DNA damage relates to cancer. We talk to Dr Kalpana Surendranath from the University of Westminster, who speaks about the Genome Engineering Laboratory she set up for university students.

Hosted by Freya Gadsden-Bolton and Alessandro Coatti. Produced by Freya Gadsden-Bolton. Music composed by Freya Gadsden-Bolton.

To see the list of sources used in this episode, please visit www.rsb.org.uk/biosphere

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The focus for this episode is climate change and the environment, and we speak about conservation methods and the implications of rising temperatures. Our guest is Professor Oswald Schmitz from Yale University, who discusses the links between rewilding and carbon capture.

Hosted by Freya Gadsden-Bolton and Beth Glynn-Ramsden. Produced by Freya Gadsden-Bolton. Music composed by Freya Gadsden-Bolton.

To see the list of sources used in this episode, please visit www.rsb.org.uk/biosphere

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This week, we explore the importance of plant health and its global implications. We speak to Professor Nick Talbot from the Sainsbury Laboratory about his research into rice blast fungus and the significance of biosecurity for the UK.

Hosted by Freya Gadsden-Bolton and Kieran Woof. Produced by Freya Gadsden-Bolton. Music composed by Freya Gadsden-Bolton.

To see the list of sources used in this episode, please visit www.rsb.org.uk/biosphere

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In our very first episode of the Biosphere Podcast, we dive into the world of animal behaviour and talk to Professor Sir Ian Boyd, RSB's President, about his research and his science policy experience as Defra's Chief Scientific Advisor.

Hosted by Freya Gadsden-Bolton and Christopher Longmore. Produced and by Freya Gadsden-Bolton. Music composed by Freya Gadsden-Bolton.

To see the list of sources used in this episode, please visit www.rsb.org.uk/biosphere

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