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Science In Action Episodes

  1. India launches Chandrayaan-1

    India's successful launch of Chandrayaan-1 unmanned lunar probe

  2. Increasing Longevity 鈥� in Worms

    Scientists increase longevity of worms by blocking hormones that cause ageing

  3. In the footsteps of early Man

    Footprints made by a human ancestor 1.5 million years ago are found preserved in Kenya

  4. In pursuit of Comets

    Nasa Contour spacecraft launched to investigate comets

  5. In Answer to Your Questions

    Listeners' questions answered by the Science in Action experts

  6. Importance of the Honey Bee Genome

    The honey bee genome has been sequenced

  7. Huygens space probe set to land on Titan

    Today, the Huygen's space probe is due to land on Titan, Saturn's largest moon

  8. Humans caused the 2013 Heatwave

    The European heatwave of 2013 was "human-induced" warming, not a random event

  9. Human Tissue Culture Centre opens

    Growing human cells offers many diverse new research and treatment possibilities

  10. Human Genome finally complete

    The final 10% of the human genome has been sequenced

  11. Human Genome Decoded 鈥撀爐he Ethics and the Medicine

    Ethical and medical fall-out from the announcement that the human genome has been decoded

  12. Human Cloning Report under Scrutiny

    Debate over cloned human embryo article

  13. Human and Chimpanzee Ancestors were Closer for Longer

    Genetic evidence shows our human and chimpanzee ancestors were closer for longer

  14. Huge reserves of fuel under the Arctic

    Vast untapped oil and gas reserves in the Arctic, announced by US Geological Survey

  15. Hubble Space Telescope gets a state-of-the-art Refit

    The final mission to repair and re-equip the Hubble Space Telescope is underway

  16. How wide is the Universe?

    The Universe is at least 80 billion light years wide, at the latest estimate

  17. How we are only 4% different from Chimpanzees

    First draft of the chimpanzee genome is published

  18. How Volcanic Eruptions create Ice

    Aircraft at risk from ice as well as rock particles when volcanoes erupt

  19. How Video Games can be Good for You

    Improve your multi-tasking and visual skills with video games

  20. How to prevent Antibiotic Resistance

    Strategies to prevent the increase in antibiotic resistance

  21. How to keep Light still

    Harvard scientists report bringing pulses of light to a standstill in a cold sodium cloud

  22. How to Avoid Disaster when Installing a Computer System

    Think carefully before you computerise and avoid the sins of pride and credulity

  23. How to 'starve' Tumours in Mice

    Endostatin stops blood vessel growth and starves tumours without causing drug resistance

  24. How the Malaria bug 'hides' in the Host

    How the malaria parasite hides from its host's immune system

  25. How the Body Renews its Energy

    Scientists pinpoint the role of ATP in the renewal of the body's energy

  26. How some Diseases overcome the Body's Defences

    How some diseases manage to overcome the body's defences

  27. How one Earthquake can lead to another

    Scientists can say where an earthquake might happen but not exactly when

  28. How old is Malaria?

    Working out how long malaria has been around in humans

  29. How Neural Impulses can move a Robot Arm

    ReHarnessing monkeys' neural impulses to make simple movements with a robot arm

  30. How most new Species evolved in the Tropics

    Why the tropics are the source of plant and animal biodiversity and have driven evolution

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