Beyond the Human Genome Project

We recently talked about the Royal Society podcasts. So just an update here. Check out Beyond the human genome project by Eric Lander. It's listed under Chemistry & Biology, but I can't link directly to the video.

I've had some really positive feedback on this one. The lecture provides insight into the breakthroughs in DNA sequencing and the possibilities for the future.

Sounds like biology students are going to have some very interesting years ahead of them in fighting the some of the worst diseases we face.

The Royal Society Podcasts

This is so fantastic! Check out the Royal Society Library Events and Archive - complete list of webstreams. You'll find audio and video of Royal Society lectures back through 2006. Many of the lectures are also available as podcasts, ready to download. It doesn't get any better than this.

How about hearing a lecture from Bill Bryson: A short history of nearly everything or John Gribbin: The roots of the "Royal" and the Scottish connection or John Heilbron: Benjamin Franklin in Europe?

These are full-length lectures by the people we want to hear, on the subjects we're interested in. Can't wait to see who's coming up next.