The Life Scientific

The Life Scientific

BBC Radio 4

356 - Jens Juul Holst on the gut hormone discovery behind weight-loss drugs

Professor Jim Al-Khalili talks to leading scientists about their life and work, finding out what inspires and motivates them and asking what their discoveries might do for us in the future

356 - Jens Juul Holst on the gut hormone discovery behind weight-loss drugs
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Professor Jim Al-Khalili talks to leading scientists about their life and work, finding out what inspires and motivates them and asking what their discoveries might do for us in the future

Episodes

356-

Jens Juul Holst on the gut hormone discovery behind weight-loss drugs

Tue, 14 Apr 2026
355-

Jim Ashworth-Beaumont on how a near-fatal accident made him a better clinician

Tue, 07 Apr 2026
354-

Jehane Ragai on the science of authenticating artworks

Tue, 27 Jan 2026
353-

Tony Juniper on parrots, princes and environmental protection

Tue, 20 Jan 2026
352-

Pierre Friedlingstein on carbon’s pivotal role in climate change

Tue, 09 Dec 2025