INTERVIEWS

"No-one is looking for sequences with anywhere near the scale and depth that we do”

Basecamp Research is using AI-powered tech to find and commercialise Earth's unknown and undiscovered protein sequences at an unprecedented rate.

Spring into action

The importance of tracking the timing of seasonal events - and how Biologist readers can help 

“This research has been in a deep freeze for decades”

Imran Khan discusses how psychedelic drugs can help us better understand consciousness and develop new treatments for mental health problems. 

"It's so simple to make brain organoids. There is even a kit you can buy that has everything in it"

Dr Madeline Lancaster discusses the serendipity that led to her creating cerebral organoids, and the fascinating insights they are revealing about disease and evolution in the human brain.  

‘I'm supporting an institution that is supporting biology’

The RSB’s new president, Professor Sir Ian Boyd, talks about his ideas for supporting and promoting UK science

 

“The experiments we're doing today are riskier than they've ever been”

Biosecurity and bio-risk expert Dr Filippa Lentzos discusses the threats of high-risk research, genetic surveillance, and science misinformation 

“The last two years have made climate change feel gut-level real”

Professor Sophie Gilbert explains why she is leaving academia to pursue more impactful climate-related work