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Leading Edge Episodes

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    Insulin and Old Age

    Geoff Watts reports on an important new effect that insulin has on the body.

  2. Flood Prediction and The AD 365 Tsunami

    What degree of flooding can we expect in future summers and winters?

  3. Mind Reading Machine and Hunting the Hosts of HIV

    A machine that can read your mind has just moved one step closer.

  4. Altering the Climate and The Mary Rose

    Could analysing the particles inside raindrops allow us to alter the weather?

  5. DNA diversity and the AAAS

    Geoff Watts reports from the American Association of the Advancement of Science.

  6. The Evolution of Echolocation and The Cause of CJD

    Did bats learn to fly before they learned to listen for echoes?

  7. Polar Bears and Britain's Carbon Footprint

    A report on the discovery of a polar bear jaw bone, older than any previously discovered.

  8. Europe鈥檚 First Mission to the Moon and Bio-Fuels

    Will bio-fuels will save us from global warming?

  9. Inside the Mind of Paedophiles and Venus Express Results

    Geoff Watts reports on studying the brains of paedophiles.

  10. The Future For Stem Cells and The Science of Smoking

    Geoff Watts reports on new stem cell research.

  11. Cloning Adult Primates and Brain Boosting Drugs

    Are we a step closer to human cloning?

  12. Obesity Gene and Ear Protectors

    Geoff Watts reports on new understandings of the gene which can trigger weight gain.

  13. The World Cancer Research Fund Report and Tracking Wild Fires

    The findings of the largest-ever study of diet and cancer.

  14. China鈥檚 Space Industry and Intelligent Cars

    Geoff Watts asks whether space-faring nations could mine the Moon for precious resources.

  15. The First Forests and Minimising Earthquake Damage

    A 385 million year old complete fossil tree sheds light on the world鈥檚 earliest forests.

  16. The Genome of the Rhesus Macaque Monkey and the Pterosaur Puzzle

    Geoff Watts reports on the sequencing of the genome of the rhesus macaque monkey.

  17. Climate Change and Himalayan Stargazing

    Geoff Watts reports on new research on climate change.

  18. The Philosophy of Morals and Docile Dinosaurs

    Do we make moral judgements based on societal rules or based on our emotions?

  19. The Evolution of Childhood and Microscopy

    Geoff Watts investigates a new microscopic imaging technique.

  20. Slumbering Aid Memory and the Japanese Space Agency

    Geoff Watts discusses the Japanese space agency, plus the week's top science stories.

  21. Predicting Hurricane Intensity, Robots with Emotions and the UK鈥檚 First Cold Temperature Facility

    Geoff Watts visits the UK's first low temperature experimental facility in Bristol.

  22. Reports from the American Association for the Advancement of Science

    Reports from the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science

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