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Prions
Profile of Nobel prize winner Stanley Prusiner and his work on prions
Alternative Medicine
Discussion on the value of alternative medicine such as reflexology and acupuncture
Indonesia
Assisting Indonesia to develop its technology and science industries
Science and Politics
Discussion on the interaction between science and politics
Different Concepts of Time
How time affects culture - followed by a recommendation to slow down and think more
A Vaccine for HIV?
Would you take part in medical testing for a vaccine for HIV?
Cloning Humans
Would cloning a human - or human tissue - ever be possible?
Blind Experiments
Bias in experimentation and the advantage of controlled experiments using blind conditions
The Short Life of Computers
Incompatibility and continuous software updates, generate a supply of unwanted computers
Immunisation Against Viruses
The limitations of immunisation against viruses
Western Industrialism
Western-style industrialism and its threat to the environment
English is the language of science
Ninety-five per cent of scientific articles are published in English - why?
A Base on the Moon?
What is needed to establish a colony on the Moon?
Cancer Research 'Breakthroughs'
'Breakthroughs' in cancer are often not breakthroughs at all
The Economics of Space Travel
Weighing up the benefits of living on the moon versus the money it would take to do it
Male Contraceptive Pill
Carl Djerassi on the prospect of a male birth control pill
Scientific Advances
How can scientists in developing countries make advances in science?
The Development of the Electric Car
Can electricity cars deliver efficiency and performance - and can they reduce pollution?
Technology Marketing Industry
How can we get past the jargon of marketing to find out what gadgets can actually do?
Fixing Faults with Genes
Over two thousand diseases are caused by faulty genes - can we fix them?
Genetic Engineering
GM plants, patents on seeds and the terminator gene that makes seeds sterile
Bacteria
The adaptability of bacteria, antibiotic resistance and the radiation of food to kill gems
Drug Trials
The benefits of involving breast cancer patients in the design of clinical trials
Women in Science
The project that aims to get girls into science in Ghana
Human Genome Project
Co-operation in the human genome project which aims to sequence the entire human genome
Holistic Science
What is holistic science?
Computer Viruses
Computer virus protection, counter attacking hackers' efforts and virtual vigilantes
Ethics of Using Human Tissue
Monitoring and regulation for the use of human tissue used in transplants
Biotechnology
Scientists' attempts to replicate nature in biotechnology
Malaria
Malaria kills one to two million people a year, with 90% of deaths occurring in Africa
Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty
Under what conditions could nuclear contamination occur?