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KYTOS Biology — 215 episodes

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Harold Shipman: A Doctor’s Deception — The Role of Biological Evidence in Uncovering a Serial Killer

2

Going Back To The Roots - Dental Implants, Tourism, and Ethical Considerations (with Sunike L)

3

Why Nostalgia Feels Good - The Neurobiology of Memory, Emotion, and Reward

4

The One World Approach to Antibiotic Resistance (with Maisie D and Tilly B)

5

Beneath the Waves - Exploring the Titanic’s Underwater Transformation

6

Victorian Circus Freakshows - Wonders of Biology or Exploitation for Entertainment?

7

The Power of Three - Mitochondrial Replacement Therapy and the Future of Genetic Medicine

8

Fallout - The Biological Cost of Nuclear Disaster

9

Barking Mad? Understanding the High Cost of Vet Visits

10

After The Bell - Exposing Brain Trauma in Contact Sports

11

Achondroplasia and Its Treatment - A Personal Perspective (with Ellie B and Kristen DeAndrade)

12

Obsessed with True Crime: The Biology Behind Our Dark Curiosity

13

Can Animals Talk, or Are We Just Not Listening?

14

Learning It Isn’t Enough - Why You Can’t Just Memorise A-Level Biology

15

Are Ghosts All in Our Heads? The Biology Behind Paranormal Phenomena

16

Cutting Through the Controversy - The Educational Power of Dissection

17

When Doctors Make Mistakes - Consequences, Accountability, and the Human Cost

18

Can We Ever Bring Dinosaurs Back to Life? - Making Jurassic Park a Reality

19

When Animals Dream - Inside the REM Realm (with Amelie H)

20

Brains, Bricks, and Biology – The Science of LEGO

21

Unmasking 'Jack the Ripper' Through Biological Clues

22

Blood, DNA, and Justice - Exploring the O.J. Simpson Case

23

The Role of Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin) in Migraine Management - An Evidence-Based Perspective

24

Humanising Animals - The Double-Edged Sword of Anthropomorphism (with Phoebe L)

25

Harry Potter And The Biology Of The Wizarding World

26

Circadian Rhythms

27

The Biology Behind Beards - A Manifestation of Masculinity

28

Medical Ethics

29

The Daredevil Within - The Biology Behind Risk-Taking

30

Endometriosis - Causes, Symptoms and Treatments (with Amelie D)

31

Cosmetic Dentistry - Types, Benefits and Risks (with Yasmin J)

32

Why was consumption romanticised in the 19th century? (with Felicity P)

33

The Cruel Truth about Greyhound Racing

34

Curing Dementia - Examining The Role of our Glymphatic System

35

All About Gout - The 'Disease of Kings'

36

Sperry's Split-Brain Research

37

Treating Depression - Choosing between Medicines and Psychotherapy (With Poppy GT)

38

Human Embryology: Part 2 - The First Trimester

39

Human Embryology: Part 1 - Fertilisation and Implantation

40

Anorexia Nervosa - Diagnosis, Treatment and Recovery

41

Head Lice - Scratching Beneath the Surface

42

Understanding Rheumatoid Arthritis

43

Vasectomy and its reversal

44

Acne vulgaris - Causes, Treatments and Prognosis

45

Would we be wise to pay more attention to the role of our microbiome with regard to our health?

46

How will doctors practice medicine in 2031? (with Ellie MH)

47

Therapies and Treatment for Autism

48

Killing Wildlife - Should we ever cull animals?

49

Great Biologists of Our Time - Gregor Mendel

50

Mapping the Mind - Reviewing Famous Case Studies of Brain Injury

51

Explanations of Near Death Experiences

52

The Stanford Prison Experiment

53

The Hidden Dangers of Vaping

54

Sniffing out the Truth with Forensic Odorology

55

Spotting the Fakes - Forensic Document Analysis

56

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) - A Short Introduction

57

Obesity as a Genetic Problem

58

The Dirt Hypothesis, Allergies and Autoimmune Disease

59

Sepsis - The Hidden Killer

60

Medicine Through Time: Part 1 - Prehistory, Ancient Egypt and Ancient Greece

61

'Death Of A Naturalist' - The Biology of Inevitable Change in Heaney's Seminal Poem (with Felicia Isaacs)

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Hormones and Their Influence on Emotion and Behaviour

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The Drugs Don't Work - Will viruses replace antibiotics in the fight against superbugs?

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Is Earth the only living planet?

65

Coral Reef Ecology - Formation, Threats and Conservation

66

Dissociative Identity Disorder - A Research Case Study

67

The Biology of Prostate Cancer

68

Making a Monster - The Biology behind Shelley's Frankenstein

69

That Gut Feeling – Maintaining a Healthy Microbiome and The Possible Benefits of Probiotics

70

Arson and Forensic Fire Investigation

71

Forensic Entomology - Using insects to solve crimes

72

Neuroplasticity and Functional Recovery of the Brain After Trauma

73

The Re-emergence of Whooping Cough

74

Understanding Dyslexia

75

Human Egg Freezing

76

Top Tips for writing a Personal Statement

77

The Social Psychology of Sport

78

The Blood Clotting Cascade

79

How long can humans live for? – The feasibility of an age-defying population

80

Can rewilding rebalance the UK’s ecosystem?

81

Should we continue to kill sharks?

82

How do viruses affect global health?

83

Why do Good People do Bad Things? - A Psychological Perspective

84

The Influence of Religious Beliefs on Healthcare

85

Yellow Fever in Brazil

86

Science and The Death Penalty in the United States

87

The Origins of Attraction

88

Why should we all care about Plankton?

89

Treating Meningitis using Vaccines

90

The Addictive Personality

91

The Role of Emotion in Forgetting

92

Development of Intelligence in Children

93

Research into Telepathy - Is it Science or Science Fiction?

94

Ageing - The Biology of Senescence

95

Sex, Gender and Androgyny

96

Treating Schizophrenia - Comparing Behavioural and Psychoactive Therapies

97

What can mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) tell us?

98

Understanding Coronavirus (COVID-19)

99

The Consequences of Liver Damage

100

Statins - The Widespread and Controversial Use of Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs

101

The Return of Rickets

102

An Introduction to Embryology

103

The Pentadactyl Limb - Evidence for Evolution

104

Zika Virus - Origins, Pathology and Prevention

105

The Neurobiology of Ecstasy (MDMA)

106

The Biology of Breast Cancer

107

Immune Defences Part 2 - The Specific Response to Disease

108

Immune Defences Part 1 - The Non-Specific Response to Disease

109

Medical Imaging - What Diagnostic Scans Can Reveal

110

Bringing Back a Species From Extinction

111

Doping in Sport - How Natural and Synthetic Drugs Enhance Performance

112

Should Doctors Be Allowed To Kill People?

113

What's Killing the Honey Bees?

114

The Biology of Multiple Sclerosis

115

Animal Testing In Medical Research

116

Dietary Fibre - The Superfood That Prevents Chronic Disease

117

Tips and Tricks for Exam Revision Success

118

Bad Clots - The Biology Behind Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)

119

What Makes a Good Parasite?

120

The Reintroduction of Wolves

121

The Role of Microorganisms in Biotechnology

122

Making Tracks - The Forensic Examination of Footprints and Footwear

123

How Intergenerational Care Bridges the Age Divide

124

Digging Up The Dirt - How Soil Analysis Can Solve Crimes

125

Detecting Deception - What Body Language Reveals

126

Toxicological Testing for Aspirin

127

Letters, Lies and Ransoms - The Art of Handwriting Analysis

128

Wounds and Weapons – Analysing Impression Evidence and Injuries caused by Tools

129

Understanding the Transmission of Nerve Impulses

130

How Oral Rehydration Therapy became a Low-tech Life Saver

131

Are some humans born evil? (with Charlotte S)

132

The Science of Shakespeare – Could Romeo really have fallen in love 'at first sight' with Juliet? (with Felicia Isaacs)

133

The Science of Shakespeare – Was Othello’s jealousy in his genes? (with Felicia Isaacs)

134

The Science of Shakespeare – Did Macbeth’s insomnia lead to paranoia? (with Felicia Isaacs)

135

Understanding Karyotypes

136

Water - The Molecule of Life

137

A Matter of Life and Death – The Dilemma of the Nazi Book of Anatomy

138

Detecting Body Fluids - An Introduction to Forensic Serology

139

Is Cosmetic Surgery worth the risk?

140

What can you do with a Biology Degree?

141

Diseases and Disorders of the Eyes

142

The Biology of Finding Nemo (with Yasmin O)

143

LGBT Youth and Eating Disorders - Is modern society to blame? (with Roz P)

144

Angioplasty and Bypass Surgery - Treating Coronary Heart Disease

145

Astrobiology - How Life Started (with Yasmin O)

146

An Introduction to Quantum Biology (with Yasmin 0)

147

Sickle Cell Anaemia - Causes, Symptoms and Treatment

148

All about MMI’s – How to prepare for the Medical School Mini Interviews

149

Misconceptions about Blood and its’ circulation

150

The Intramuscular Architecture of the Axillary Nerve within the Deltoid Muscle

151

The Biology Behind Tattoos - Can they really boost our health?

152

Private Healthcare vs. The NHS

153

A Summary of the Mechanisms of Reproductive Isolation

154

Social Media and Depression in Adolescents - Is there a link?

155

Superheroes – A work of fiction, or do they really exist?

156

Understanding Huntington's Disease

157

Oogenesis and Spermatogenesis - The Production of Egg and Sperm

158

The Origin of Prokaryotes and Eukaryotes

159

Evolution of Animal Behaviour

160

Diagnosing medical conditions from an ECG

161

Do animals have beneficial effects on autistic children?

162

Can dementia patients have independence?

163

ATP - An Important Biological Molecule

164

Gunshot Residue and its Forensic Significance

165

Epigenetic Control of Gene Expression

166

The Functions of The Thyroid Gland

167

The Science of Sleep (with Poppy GT)

168

Seizures and Epilepsy

169

Seizures and Epilepsy Part 2 - A Patient Interview

170

CRISPR - The Science behind the hype (with Emma Thornton)

171

First Aid Essentials - Carrying out a Primary Survey

172

To Speak the Truth - The Role of Forensic Voice Analysis

173

Comparing Ventilation Mechanisms in Humans, Fish and Insects

174

How to write the perfect Synoptic Essay in A-Level Biology

175

Is the vast amount of money spent on wildlife conservation worth it?

176

The Biology of The Lion King

177

Miscarriages of Justice and The CSI Effect

178

The Aspirin Story - From Willow to Wonder Drug

179

Courtship, Birdsong and The Biology of Flirting

180

Understanding how vaccines work

181

UCAT and BMAT – Admissions tests for Medical Schools

182

‘Make no bones about it!’ – The Role of Forensic Anthropology

183

Hair Fibre Analysis and the secrets it can reveal

184

Are girls 'better' than boys? (with Mr Dan Wilkinson)

185

Is making your own light the key to survival? (with Emma T)

186

Breaking Bad News - Why is it so difficult?

187

The Discovery of Insulin as a treatment for Diabetes

188

The Fruit Fly - An unsung hero of 20th Century Science

189

Blood Pattern Analysis

190

Living with OCD - A study into psychopathology

191

Fingerprints and their Forensic significance

192

HeLa Cells and The Legacy of Henrietta Lacks

193

The Story of Golden Rice

194

Apoptosis - A very orderly cell death

195

Forensic Psychology and Offender Profiling

196

From Patients to Pupils - Why I left Medicine for Teaching

197

The Disease Model of Addiction (with Charlotte Isaacs)

198

Growing ‘made-to-order’ human kidneys

199

Darwin’s Theory of Natural Selection – Is it shaping Human Evolution?

200

Pest Control - An Intensive Farming Practice

201

IVF and the Causes of Infertility

202

What makes a heart beat?

203

Teeth and Bite marks - An Introduction to Forensic Odontology

204

Genetic drift and the formation of new species

205

The development of Cancer and the different types of tumour

206

Current HIV Research - Targeting HIV reservoirs and markers for Cardiovascular Disease

207

Why dogs are so loving - A Genetic Explanation

208

Stem Cells - Embryonic vs Adult

209

Pathology - Estimating time of death

210

Dementia - Causes and Complications

211

Could humans ever photosynthesise?

212

Forensic Facial identification

213

How dangerous is fake medical news?

214

What are innate behaviours?

215

Counting down the Top 10 Deadly Poisons