Ri Science Podcast

The Royal Institution

Explore a new area of science every month from the world's sharpest minds. 'From the Theatre' episodes every second Wednesday of the month, bringing you talks from the Ri's world-renowned Theatre. Ri Science Podcast original episodes every last Wednesday of the month, lifting the lid on the science all around us. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Ri Science Podcast

Episodes (109)

Feb 25th What can ancient DNA reveal about the past? - with Pooja Swali
Feb 13th From the Lab: Investigating exoplanets - with Jonathan Tennyson
Jan 28th The role of inflammation in Alzheimer's Disease - with Tomi Akingbade

Ri Science Podcast

Feb 25, 2026
25 minutes
34 MB

How can ancient DNA help us understand how diseases spread? This month, geneticist and pathogen genomics expert Pooja Swali explains how samples of DNA from the past can reveal how diseases have spread across the world over time. We explore the what, where, how, and why of ancient DNA research, and what doors these questions have opened for the future of the field. Pooja has worked extensively on Yersinia pestis, the bacteria responsible for plague, and uncovered the existence of plague thousands of years earlier than previously anticipated. Ri Science Podcast episodes are released on the...

Ri Science Podcast

What can ancient DNA reveal about the past? - with Pooja Swali

The Royal Institution

00:00 -25:05