Science In Action Episodes Episode guide
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Computer Screens are big Business
How computer screen technology has become big business
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Complex Climate System of the Indian Ocean
The climatic forces that interact to create the weather and monsoons in the Indian Ocean
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Commerce and Science at odds in the race for the Human Genome
The high-stakes race between commerce and academic researchers to map the human genome
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Colour-Coded Fruit with extra Vitamins
New fruit colours could indicate extra nutrient content and even added medicines
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Cold War Radiation Experiments in USA
New disclosures about US experiments that exposed people to radiation without consent
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Cochlear Implants helping Children to hear
Remarkable results for cochlear implants in deaf children
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Cluster Sun Project lost with Failure of Ariane 5 Rocket
Research into sun's magnetic winds lost with destruction of Ariane 5 rocket
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Cluster Project could still Take Off
Costs of rebuilding Cluster project to probe the solar winds and magnetic weather in space
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Cloning Could save Endangered Species
How cloning techniques using cow eggs could be used to save endangered mammal species
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Cloned Monkey Embryos – a Breakthrough?
Scientists produce cloned embroyos and embryonic stem cell lines from an adult monkey
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Climate Change lessons from Fossils
Fossil record has lessons for today about climate change and the rise of insects
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Climate Change is causing more and bigger Cyclones
Climate change is causing more and and bigger tropical cyclones
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Claims and Counter Claims over Crop Genes
Disputes about ownership of crop genes continue despite Monsanto's climb-down
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Chinese Hominid Fossils are Cause to Rethink Human Evolution
Chinese hominid fossils are one million years older than earlier finds
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Chinese first to approve Gene Therapy Treatment
Chinese are first to approve gene therapy treatment for patients outside clinical trials
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China Breaks the Satellite Parking Code
China has parked its new satellite too close to its neighbours for comfort
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Chimpanzee Groups have Traditions, too
Different behaviours are transmitted down the generations of chimpanzees in the wild
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Chillies were the Spice of ancient Life, too
Chillies have been domesticated and used in cooking for more than 6,000 years
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Cheaper drugs for HIV patients in Africa
Five drug companies cut cost of drugs for HIV patients in Africa
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Chasing 'brown clouds' in Beijing
Beijing Olympics are providing a unique opportunity to investigate 'brown cloud' pollution
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Charles Darwin and his theory 200 years on
The revelance of Charles Darwin's evolutionary theory to science today
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Chandra X-ray Observatory tunes into big Cosmic Events
Chandra X-ray Observatory is launched to record the most violent events in the universe
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Caterpillar Drug Factories
Farming drug proteins in caterpillars can produce more and cheaper pharmaceuticals
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Cassini-Huygens space probe reaches Saturn
Cassini-Huygens probe goes into orbit around Saturn after a seven-year journey
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Cassava Set for Genetic Modification
New research into breeding disease-resistant casava plants with genetic modifications
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Cannabis may not be such a soft Drug after all
Rats' extreme withdrawal symptoms from cannabis provide new insights into the drug
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Cannabis and Medicine
Discussion of the complex issues behind the medical use of cannabis
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Cancer Research could lead to the Prevention of Menopause
Protecting women's ovaries during cancer treatment could show how to prevent menopause
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Can we Predict Earthquakes?
How easy is it to predict earthquakes? Somewhere between "difficult" and "impossible"
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Can We Catch the Human Form of Mad Cow Disease by Eating Beef?
New fears about recent cases of human Creuzfeldt-Jakob Disease being caused by BSE