The Buzz S3, E4: Space bricks
In this instalment of The Buzz podcast, Dr Aled Roberts explains the potential for using astronauts’ blood plasma and other human waste products to manufacture ‘space bricks’ to build structures on the Moon and Mars.
Manchester Institute of Biotechnology
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Raised by Wolves – Will we always know the difference between AI and real people?
Professor Aline Miller features in a special trailer for hit sci-fi TV show Raised by Wolves, and tells us if robots can ever experience human emotions.
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Most wonderful time of the beer: Yeast biodiversity promises exciting new flavours
Discover why new research might spice up future Christmases and other celebrations – with exciting new flavours of beer!
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Manchester scientists developing simple at-home COVID-19 test
Researchers at the Manchester Institute of Biotechnology are working on a test for COVID-19 that can be used at home and provides results in 20 minutes.
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Going out on a limb – could we one day grow back a lost hand?
Prosthetics may one day be replaced with medicine that allows us to regrow lost limbs and organs. It sounds like science fiction, but if a salamander can do it, why shouldn’t we? We spoke to Professor Sarah Cartmell about the realities of regenerative medicine.
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Who’s the daddy? Mystery of the mummy brothers unravelled
Who can resist an episode of The Jeremy Kyle Show when it’s a DNA results special? Well, here at The University of Manchester, we’ve just wrapped up our own DNA mystery – and the result was just as shocking. As is a popular theme on the ITV chat show, the question we wanted to answer…