Virology

Claire Concannon sits down with Professor Jemma Geoghegan, winner of the Prime Minister's Te Puiaki Whakapā Pūtaiao Science Communication Prize, to chat about Covid-19, bird flu and her virology lab.

While we might have heard all we ever want to know about viruses in the last few years, the truth is, known viruses represent less than zero point one percent of the estimated total of viruses out… Audio

Claire Concannon speaks to University of Otago researchers investigating virus diversity, how viruses evolve, and what might be causing some diseases affecting our native wildlife. Audio

Consultant clinical virologist at Cambridge University, and one of BBC Radio 5 Live's Naked Scientists, Dr Chris Smith returns to digest emerging COVID-related science and research. This week; the… Audio

Consultant clinical virologist at Cambridge University Dr Chris Smith returns to answer questions and examine and explain the latest news and science around Covid-19. This week: the hunt for a… Audio

Do you become immune after SARS-CoV-2 infection? And if so, how long does that immunity last? Helen Stillwell from  Yale University has been looking at the question of what role immunity will play in… Audio

Dr Chris Smith, consultant clinical virologist at Cambridge University and one of BBC Radio 5 Live's Naked Scientists, is back with the latest science about COVID-19 and its spread. Among the topics… Audio

As Covid-19 sweeps across the world, Eyewitness examines another outbreak that captured the headlines a decade ago. Audio