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Interview: Dame Ottoline Leyser

Plant geneticist Dame Ottoline Leyser talks to Alison Woollard about the difference between working with animal and plant genomes, and her work to make science more inclusive

The Biologist 64(4) p16-19

Dame Ottoline Leyser is a professor of plant development at the University of Cambridge. She directs the Sainsbury Laboratory, which aims to better understand the regulatory systems underlying plant growth and development.

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12 of the best: Podcasts for Biologists

The podcast format has proven especially well suited to shows that explore questions about science and the natural world. Here are some of the best science podcasts out there – whether you're stuck in bank holiday traffic with the kids or have a few minutes to kill while the centrifuge runs

Too Much Information?

In the context of cancer research, Nicola Faramarzi looks at the opportunities and challenges of getting started in the interdisciplinary field of bioinformatics

The mysteries of milk

Far from being an easily synthesised mixture of nutrients, breast milk contains a multitude of microbes, stem cells and biological molecules that scientists are still trying to understand. Dr Natalie Shenker MRSB explores what we do and don't know about the white stuff

The Trilobite Tales

Author, trilobite expert and naturalist Richard Fortey's work entwines stories about people, wildlife and the ancient Earth from which it all came. He tells Tom Ireland about how he became 'Mr Trilobite' and what fossils from hundreds of millions of years ago tell us about the ground we stand on now

Synthesising Scientists

This summer, thousands of high school students, undergraduates and academics from around the world will be engineering novel biological devices in preparation for the iGEM competition in Boston. The Biologist takes a look at what makes this competition so special

How to....Talk science on TV or Radio

Find out how to get your research discussed on air with Science in Action presenter Professor Adam Hart, and read the Science Media Centre's top tips for commenting on breaking science news