Every schoolchild will tell you that Penicillin, one of the great discoveries of the 20th century, was discovered by Alexander Fleming. But it was a young German refugee that brought Penicillin out of the scientific papers and into the hospital, his name was Ernst Chain. Kieran travels to University College London to speak to Ernst’s son, Benny, himself a pioneer in biochemistry.
Episode 28 - Fine art and floppy discs
Episode 27 - Robots built my battery
Episode 26 - The ingredients list
Episode 25 - In plane sight
Episode 24 - Desirably defective
Episode 23 - The Trojan Molecule
Episode 22 - Crystal healing
Episode 21 - Soilless soil
Episode 20 - Concrete jungle
Episode 19 - Printing life with light
Episode 18 - Understorey stories
Episode 17 - Reduce, reuse, digest?
Episode 16 - An Apple (Watch) a day (Part II)
Episode 15 - An Apple (Watch) a day
Episode 14 - State of the misinformation
Episode 13 - Lucky for some
Episode 12 - Snail fever
Episode 11 - Batteries included
Episode 10 - Getting rid of Covid (Part III)
Episode 9 - Getting rid of Covid (Part II)
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