Rowan Hooper

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1,494 appearances 19 recordings 1 series first heard Jun 2026 last heard 4d ago

Rowan Hooper’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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Recordings per month over the last 12 months — 19 in all, peaking in Jul 2026 with 7.

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The World, the Universe and Us · Breakthrough Synthetic Cell Has Just Reproduced - But Is It Alive? · 3 Jul 2026 podcast

I don't know, how many thousands of genes on each chromosome. voice-verified

So it's an immense job. voice-verified

Each different lab around the world has got its own chromosome they're working on. voice-verified

And then you've got to debug them all and then bring them all back together. voice-verified

And then that's a eukaryotic cell, though. voice-verified

But also much more robust and much more powerful than a bacterial cell. voice-verified

So let's see which one comes first. voice-verified

It reminds me of when someone said, I think it was about Venter's work years ago, you know, you're playing God. voice-verified

And someone replied, well, we're not playing God very well. voice-verified

We've made a really bad sale here. voice-verified

It doesn't work very well. voice-verified

No, let's say it's still breakthrough, absolute breakthrough of the year so far. voice-verified

And as always, do subscribe and follow wherever you get your podcasts. voice-verified

Bye for now. voice-verified

The World, the Universe and Us · The Science of Football: Inside the 2026 World Cup · 2 Jul 2026 podcast

How can advances in medicine and sports science, data analysis and AI give football teams an edge? voice-verified

In short, can science win the World Cup? voice-verified

That's what we're getting into on today's special episode of The World, The Universe and Us from New Scientist, recorded live at the Royal Society in London. voice-verified

I'm Rowan Hooper. voice-verified

I'm a journalist at New Scientist and we've got some fantastic guests on today's show and I'm going to introduce them now. voice-verified

Dr. Charlotte Cowie is Chief Medical Officer at the British Olympic Association. voice-verified

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