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Frontiers Episodes

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    Earthquakes in Southeast Asia

    Roland Pease reports on the continuing threat of earthquakes in southeast Asia.

  2. DNA Analysis of Asylum Seekers

    Gerry Northam explores proposals to check asylum seekers' credentials using DNA analysis.

  3. GM Crops

    Is now the time right for Europe to allow widespread cultivation of GM crops?

  4. Population Growth and Global Warming

    Geoff Watts explores the relationship between global warming and a changing population.

  5. Dark Matter

    Sue Nelson joins scientists down a mine on their search for the elusive dark matter.

  6. The Placenta

    Sue Broom visits the UK's first specialist placenta clinic in Manchester.

  7. Synthetic Biology

    Richard Hollingham investigates the questions raised by synthetic biology.

  8. Nuclear Fusion

    Gareth Mitchell asks if nuclear fusion could at last be close to generating energy.

  9. Stem Cells

    Sue Broom catches up on progress in stem cell research.

  10. Origins of Childhood

    Andrew Luck-Baker asks why humans, unlike other primates, have such a long childhood.

  11. Bioprecipitation

    Richard Hollingham investigates if bacteria in the atmosphere can influence the weather.

  12. Alcohol

    Sue Nelson goes behind the headlines to find out how alcohol affects our health.

  13. Algae

    Richard Hollingham investigates the scientific and environmental uses of algae.

  14. Desalination

    Gareth Mitchell asks whether or not desalination is the answer to global water shortages.

  15. X-Rays for Peace

    Adam Hart-Davis visits the SESAME X-ray project in Jordan.

  16. Lunar Transient Phenomena

    Andrew Luck-Baker explores the mystery of patches of bright light over areas on the Moon.

  17. The First Forests

    How the first forests transformed the planet 380 million years ago.

  18. Nanofoods

    Sue Broom talks to the food industry who are manipulating foods at the nano scale.

  19. Amphibian Collapse?

    One third of amphibians globally are threatened with extinction. Sue Broom investigates.

  20. Medicines for Children

    Graham Easton reveals why medicines for children lag behind adults.

  21. Coral Reefs

    Andrew Luck-Baker visits the Pacific islands of Palau to witness a mass spawning.

  22. Antarctica

    Gabrielle Walker joins scientists to look at the effects of climate change.

  23. Energy Harvesting

    Gareth Mitchell meets the scientists trying to harvest energy from unlikely sources.

  24. Mission to Mars

    Next year, Russian cosmonauts will simulate a mission to Mars. Richard Hollingham reports.

  25. Disgust

    Claudia Hammond investigates new research connecting moral revulsion with physiology.

  26. Scientific Evidence

    Serious criminal cases seem to increasingly hinge on scientific evidence.

  27. Green Ships

    Gareth Mitchell examines attempts to introduce green technology to the shipping industry.

  28. Hubble Space Telescope

    Andrew Luck-Baker meets the astronauts preparing to repair the Hubble Space Telescope.

  29. Digital Medicine

    Philip Ball takes a look at a new wave of medical inventions.

  30. Neanderthal DNA

    Andrew Luck-Baker describes scientists' efforts to sequence Neanderthal DNA.

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