Science Talk

Jo Williams and her husband set up the charity Lucas’ Legacy after losing their son, Lucas, to a brain tumour when he was nearly seven years old. Their support has helped fund our life-changing research into childhood brain tumours. Jo shares their story.

Jules Bakker spoke to Dr Chiara Gorrini about joining one of the top childhood cancer research labs in the UK. She discusses how her ten years of experience studying breast cancer is helping the lab drive forward discoveries that will lead to smarter and kinder treatments for children with cancer.

Darwin day marks the birthday of Sir Charles Darwin, the father of modern biology. Graham Shaw talked to Team Leaders Dr Alejandra Bruna and Dr Marco Bezzi from the ICR’s Centre for Evolution and Cancer, to learn more about how evolution helps us understand cancer and the parallels in the fight against coronavirus.