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Science In Action Episodes

  1. School Day 24 Special

    Students and young people in Britain and Malaysia talking about their attitudes to science

  2. Saving Lives and Livelihoods in natural Disasters

    How successful are attempts at "natural disaster reduction"?

  3. Saving Limbs with Gene Therapy

    Gene therapy encourages growth of blood vessels in diseased limbs

  4. Safer Gene Therapy Techniques

    Safer techniques are being developed for delivering human gene therapies

  5. Royal Society Summer Exhibition

    Scientists present their latest findings to the public at the Royal Society in London

  6. Rosetta's Rendezvous with a Comet

    Rosetta space mission will rendezvous with a comet and will carry two landing craft

  7. Rosetta space craft will tail a Comet

    Scientists are sending Rosetta to tail a comet through space for two years

  8. Rogue Prion Proteins cause CJD

    New evidence of how an abnormal prion protein accumulates in the brain and causes CJD

  9. Rising tide of Type 2 Diabetes

    Type 2 diabetes is a global "disease of affluence"

  10. Rising Death Toll from Aids

    Rising death toll from Aids highlighted in UN report

  11. Research into Genetics of our racial Origins

    What are the reasons behind research into the genetics of our racial origins?

  12. Report on Cancer Clusters near UK Nuclear Plant

    Report on cancer clusters near Selafield nuclear plant leaves some questions unanswered

  13. Reactivating Memories with Smells

    Reactivating long-term memories using smells

  14. Radiation Damage extends down the Generations

    Genetic damage caused by radiation in mice shows up two generations later

  15. Race to find Drugs to replace Antibiotics

    Designing drugs that target bacteria DNA in the race to find replacements for antibiotics

  16. Rabies reaches Ethiopian wolves

    Rabies has spread from domestic dogs to the endangered Ethiopian wolf population

  17. Quiz of the Year

    Teams compete to answer questions on the year's scientific breakthroughs

  18. Quarry Worker discovers ancient ritual Burial Site

    Evidence of river burial ritual at 4,000-year-old site

  19. Quantum Devices get closer

    Breakthrough in quantum device development announced by Toshiba laboratory, Cambridge

  20. Protein raises hopes of HIV Researchers

    The TRIM5alpha protein might hold the key to the treatment of HIV/Aids

  21. Promising new Cell Transplant Technique to treat Diabetes

    Promising new treatment for diabetes involves transplanting islet cells that make insulin

  22. Producing Spider Silk in genetically modified Goats' Milk

    Goats with an added spider gene to produce super-strong spider silk protein in their milk

  23. Prion Proteins could link BSE and CJD

    New research into prion proteins involved in encephalopathy in sheep, cattle and humans

  24. Primate Species face a Global Crisis

    Almost half of the world's primates are facing extinction in the next 30-40 years

  25. President Obama's new commitment to Science

    What does President Obama's election mean for US and world science?

  26. President Bush declares CO2 not a pollutant

    President says carbon dioxide 鈥� the main greenhouse gas 鈥� is not a pollutant

  27. Prehistoric Body Painters in Zambia

    Human ancestors were making art 350,000 years ago

  28. Prehistoric Bacteria Brought back to Life

    Scientist extracts 40 million-year-old spores from the stomach of a bee in amber

  29. Predictions of Better Weather Forecasts

    Will the Atlantic storm chasers of Fastex improve our weather forecasts?

  30. Predicting Rainfall using the Stars

    The farmers in Peru who consult the stars before planting their potatoes

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