COULD JUST TWO PEOPLE REPOPULATE THE EARTH? - On this week's Futureproof podcast with Jonathan McCrea, he posed this question to Philip Stephens - Professor in the Department of Biosciences at Durham University.

Also on the show Jonathan was joined by Professor Shane Bergin of UCD and Dr. Susan Kelleher - Assistant Professor in the School of Chemistry in UCD to look at the the top stories from the science world this week. 

Listen and subscribe to Futureproof with Jonathan McCrea on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.

You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'.