The Francis Crick Institute
Our mission is discovery without boundaries.
We're an independent charity and biomedical discovery institute, home to more than 1,500 scientists working to understand health, disease and how life works. We explore biological mechanisms at all scales from molecules through cells to organisms.
To deliver our mission, we bring together expertise from different scientific disciplines and work with different types of organisations across the academic, clinical and industrial spheres.
Our discoveries enhance our understanding of the fundamental processes of life, and have the potential to transform the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of human disease.
By opening our doors to the public and taking our science out into the world, we make lasting connections for maximum impact.
Welcome to the Crick – where discoveries change lives and ideas find room to grow.
Banner image credit: Katy Hole (Postdoc), Mitochondrial Neurobiology Lab, 2023.
The Francis Crick Institute
A Question of Science wants to hear from you! As we reach the end of this series, we'll be continuing the conversation with six bonus podcast episodes in early 2026… and we need more of your questions.
Professor Brian Cox and expert guests will take a deeper dive into some of the subjects we covered in first 12 debates, from curing cancer to climate adaptation and nutrition science.
Are you still curious about the links between air pollution and cancer? Do you wonder what science can tell us about surviving in a warming world? Are you looking for answers on the ageing process?
Write to the team with more of your questions: aquestionofscience@bbc.co.uk
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A new episode of A Question of Science arrives tomorrow. This week, we explore the science behind Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, and other conditions that cause dementia – from the genetic and environmental causes to the latest research into treatments.
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