Ian Sample

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2,123 appearances 29 recordings 3 series first heard Apr 2026 last heard 5d ago

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Science Weekly · ‘Beautiful blobs’: can scientists build life from scratch? · 2 Jul 2026 podcast

We're a long way away from that.

But even if they did have a living synthetic cell,

We don't give rights to E. coli.

We don't give rights to bacteria.

We are killing them all the time whenever we put anything in the dishwasher or wash it.

We are killing bacteria left, right and centre.

And so I don't think we need to worry about sort of rights at that sort of point.

I think the concern...

any is around can you make these things dangerous but again i'll go back to that point just start with something that's dangerous already there's plenty of pathogens out there that are horrendously dangerous you know that's your starting point not something that is basically a tiny water-filled football well ian i've loved discussing this with you and hearing about this research thank you so much you're welcome

This is The Guardian.

Science Weekly · Reflecting pool algae: the science Trump needs to know · 30 Jun 2026 podcast

On Saturday, the USA will celebrate its 250th birthday. voice-verified

And to mark the occasion, Donald Trump had a special gift in mind. voice-verified

At first, Trump's renovation efforts seemed to be going well. voice-verified

But then everything started to go a bit green and smelly. voice-verified

Over the past week, the administration has thrown everything at it from innovative new technology, hydrogen peroxide and even vacuuming. voice-verified

And finally, on Sunday, Trump took to Truth Social to announce the reflecting pool is now in full use and the criminally made algae is gone. voice-verified

The fight against the algae is basically a huge science experiment happening in real time. voice-verified

And it got us wondering, what is the science behind algal blooms? voice-verified

And given its size and location, will the pool really ever be American flag blue? voice-verified

From The Guardian, I'm Ian Sample, and this is Science Weekly. voice-verified

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