Profit over people: why R&D is broken
State funding and grants opens up science to a huge amount of abuse by the powerful and wealthy.
New bacteria-killing antibiotic discovered in major breakthrough
Dylan Lynch talks to Brian Conlon and Tim Foster about the discovery of the world’s first antibiotic in 30 years.
‘Awareness is important, almost more so than funding’
Dylan Lynch talks to Dr. Shaun Boomfield, the TCD physicist leading a space forecasting project awarded €2.5m in European Commission funding last week.
Do we need to start worrying about the pill?
A recent study has linked the contraceptive pill to changes in the structure of female brains.
Sexism remains an everyday challenge for female science students
Dylan Lynch talks to Mieke Guinan, the Trinity student who coordinated College’s first ever Women in Science Week last week.
NASA’s Antares rocket explodes seconds after lift-off
Dramatic footage shows the NASA rocket erupting into a fireball above the US.
Ebola: what you need to know
What is Ebola, and should we be worried about it coming to Ireland? Dylan Lynch answers your questions.
Alli is NOT your Ally
Dylan Lynch details the latest contamination claims circulating around some of GSK’s products, including the tampering problems with the weight loss drug ‘Alli’.
