18 Feb 2023

Matt Baker: self repairing bacteria and de-extincting dodos

From Saturday Morning, 11:35 am on 18 February 2023
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Sydney-based New Zealander Dr Matt Baker returns for a chat about some of the latest science news.

This week: how bacteria can fix their own flagellar motors when times get tough, and how feasible is a plan to ‘de-extinct’ dodos using biotechnology? 

Dr Baker is Scientia Associate Professor in the School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Science at the University of New South Wales in Sydney.

illustration of a dodo

Photo: Photo by McGill Library on Unsplash