The wonders of relaxin (the hormone - not the activity)

Join reporter Steve Grimwade as we eavesdrop on Prof Laura Parry. She discusses the potential for the aptly-named hormone relaxin in treating hypertension and heart disease. Find out how ditching maths and languages to follow snails led Professor Parry to her work as researcher in cardiovascular disease and pregnancy. Listen in as she shares her thoughts on the thornier topics in medical research: animal testing and Big Pharma. Recorded: 29 July 2016. Interviewer: Steve Grimwade. Producers: Chris Hatzis and Andi Horvath. Editor: Chris Hatzis. Engineer: Arch Cuthbertson.

Om Podcasten

Overhear researchers talk about what they do and why they do it. Hear them obsess, confess and profess - changing the world one experiment, one paper and one interview at a time. Listen in as seasoned eavesdropper Chris Hatzis follows reporters Dr Andi Horvath and Steve Grimwade on their meetings with magnificent minds. Made possible by the University of Melbourne.