A contagious cancer + How herbicides work – 105science

Learn about a cute animal, that goes by the much less cute name of the Tasmanian Devil. It is a fast disappearing creature that can suffer from an unusual cancer that is contagious. The Science Show’s Chris Creese spoke with Sanger Institute researcher Elizabeth Murchison to understand what’s going on. As the season spring switched  to summer we look at weedkillers. How do weedkillers work? How can a weedkiller target one plant and not another? Roger Frost asked plant scientist, Chris Creese to explain and gained some surprisingly useful answers