Muons, massive waves and restored sight: the winners at the ‘Oscars of science’ – podcast
Presented by Madeleine Finlay, with Ian Sample, sound design by Joel Cox, the executive producer was Ellie Bury
Madeleine Finlay sits down with science editor Ian Sample to hear about some of the winners of the Breakthrough Prize, which held its ceremony in LA last weekend. Each prize is worth $3m and they’re awarded in physics, maths and life sciences. Madeleine and Ian hear from molecular biologist Jean Bennett, who shared a life sciences prize for her work developing the world’s first FDA-approved gene augmented therapy for sight loss. She explains how a chance encounter while dissecting a brain in med