Blood

Dr. Eleanor Rycroft is a Lecturer in Theatre at the University of Bristol and has been looking at the question of when did beards suddenly become important? Audio

Former Blood, Sweat & Tears guitarist Steve Katz joins Jim to discuss his memories of Woodstock 50 years on and why he feels the festival has been viewed by many through rose-tinted glasses.  Audio

Earlier this week the Blood Service sent out a plea, as its reserves of O-negative blood were running dangerously low. But why is it so important to have stocks of different types of blood? Audio

The traditional way of diagnosing if someone has cancer involves blood tests, medical imaging and taking tissue samples or biopsies. But a team from The Broad Institute in Massachusetts are using… Audio

Engineer Mark Jermy has been helping forensics investigators understand the science behind blood spatter evidence at crime scenes. Audio

An American startup is charging US$8,000 for a transfusion of blood from a donor under 25. The company's founder and a biology of ageing specialist talk about the potential effects. Audio

A convicted murderer has petitioned Parliament to be able to donate sperm and father a child from prison, but the Corrections Minister says prisoners lose that right. Video, Audio

Kim Hill talks to Professor Damian Bailey, a world leading expert on concussion and the ageing brain, and Director of the Research Institute of Science and Health for the University of South Wales. He… Audio

After surviving William Bell's attack on the Mt Wellington RSA in 2001, Susan Couch is appealing to people who can donate blood to do so, on World Blood Donor Day. Video, Audio