The future is here. Gene silencing medicines - which can fine tune how our DNA works - have held promise for decades. Now hundreds of thousands of people will get them in the UK. James speaks to a surgeon whose life and career have been saved by gene-silencing drugs and to researchers who think the field could lead to drugs for diseases we think of as untrea ... Show More
Jul 8
Are we being too safe in the sun? How to balance the risks
When the sun shines, out come the warnings that we all need to be careful in the sun to avoid burning and the risk of skin cancer. There are, though, those who believe that sort of public health messaging isn't positive enough about the benefits of the sun.As James Gallagher hear ... Show More
28m 5s
Mar 2023
Special Encore: U.S. Pharmaceuticals - The Future of Genetic Medicine
Original Release on February 6th, 2023: As new gene therapies are researched, developed and begin clinical trials, what hurdles must genetic medicine overcome before these therapies are commonly available? Head of U.S. Pharmaceuticals Terence Flynn and Head of U.S. Biotech Matthe ... Show More
8 m
Aug 2022
How Reprogramming Our Genes Can Extend Our Lives with George Church
This episode is brought to you by Rupa Health, Cozy Earth, and InsideTracker. All living things are programmed with a certain lifespan, which can be dramatically different from species to species. Humans now, in general, live twice as long as our ancestors, thanks to environmenta ... Show More
1h 14m