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Science In Action Episodes

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    World Summit on Sustainable Development

    Why the World Summit on Sustainable Development matters so much

  2. Working towards an HIV vaccine for Nigeria and Africa

    Researchers are working to formulate an oral HIV vaccine especially for Nigeria and Africa

  3. Will we Swallow 'Living Pills'?

    Nanotechnology is being used to make "living pills" to treat diabetes

  4. Will tracing Ivory help save African Elephants?

    New genetic technique can trace all ivory back to its area of origin

  5. Will this Study be a breakthrough for Alzheimer's disease?

    Is there a treatment in sight for Alzheimer's Disease?

  6. Will the Patriot Act be bad for American science?

    Can America protect against bio-terrorism without harming science?

  7. Will Spies ever use DNA to send Messages?

    Using specially-coded DNA to send secret messages

  8. Will Space Tourism take off?

    SpaceShipOne has won the XPrize of $10 million

  9. Will Sonar interfer with Whales' hearing?

    Will new US anti-submarine sonar threaten whales?

  10. Will Men Freeze their Assets?

    Is the sperm bank the future of contraception for men?

  11. Will local Anaesthetics be made with Chillis?

    Using chilli essence in local anaesthetic could help target only pain-sensitive neurons

  12. Will GM Mosquitoes help in the battle against Malaria?

    Could genetically modified mosquitoes stop the spread of malaria?

  13. Will Bushmen get a share of Slimming Drug Profits?

    South African Bushmen in negotiations to protect their ownership of indigenous knowledge

  14. Will Biobots deliver our Medicine?

    Introducing biobots 鈥� tiny molecular motors that may provide future medical solutions

  15. Will a new DNA Vaccine combat Malaria?

    A 'DNA vaccine' made from the DNA of the malaria parasite itself is being tested

  16. Wild Chimpanzees dying from Anthrax

    Concerns raised by the death of 9 of 79 wild chimpanzees from anthrax in the Ivory Coast

  17. Why we really do need Sharks

    Overfishing of sharks has an unexpected effect at the other end of the marine food chain

  18. Why warm Currents are set to cool

    Ocean current changes suggest that northern Europe is set to cool

  19. Why the Month you were born Matters

    How could the month of your birth affect the rest of your life?

  20. Why Some Oceans Could do with a Dose of Iron

    Global warming and experiments with carbon dioxide absorption in the ocean

  21. Why Snakes have forked Tongues

    Forked tongues allow snakes to taste double the information

  22. Why send Humans into Space?

    The scientific case for human space flight as USA and Europe look to the stars again

  23. Why Scientists are sleepless in Seattle

    Special edition from the AAAS meeting, the largest general science gathering in the world

  24. Why re-entry is so dangerous for the Space Shuttle

    Why re-entry is even more dangerous than DIY in orbit for the Space Shuttle

  25. Why Nicotine is Addictive

    Researchers identify brain receptors in mice responsible for nicotine addiction

  26. Why more CO2 means more acidic Oceans

    How oceans are becoming more acidic as they absorb increased quantities of man-made CO2

  27. Why is Man so different to the Chimpanzee?

    "Junk DNA" might account for the great differences between humans and chimpanzees

  28. Why Foot-and-Mouth worries European Farmers

    How the British outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease has spread to Europe

  29. Why Drug Tests should be Colour Blind

    Grouping subjects by genetic markers in drug trials is more accurate than skin colour

  30. Why Don't Europeans Carry Neanderthal Genes?

    Modern humans don't seem to have interbred with Neanderthals, report geneticists

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