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Science In Action Episodes

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    Understanding the Mosquito's Defences

    Gene for insecticide resistance in mosquitos identified

  2. Understanding different Pain Responses

    Separating chronic pain from the ordinary pain response that protects us

  3. Underground Microbes that feed on Radiation

    Bacteria discovered almost 3km under Earth's crust feed on radiation from rocks for energy

  4. UK Science Festival

    A tour of the UK's largest science festival includes ancient ice and telephone telepathy

  5. Two New Planets only eight Light Years away

    Two new planets found in orbit around our neighbouring star, the red dwarf Lalande 21185

  6. Two Nearby Planets may be suitable for Life

    Two planets discovered recently may have water and support conditions suitable for life

  7. Turtle Highways Discovered in the Pacific Ocean

    How leatherback turtles travel long distances along mysterious migration corridors

  8. Turning on the Immune System Again

    New way to turn immune system back on and restore sensitivity to antigens

  9. Trunk calls 鈥� how Elephants know who's calling

    How elephant families know who's calling and how to react

  10. Transplanting Male Germ Cells

    Will rodent germ cell transplants lead the way for human transplants to treat infertility?

  11. Transplant restores Sight to Blind Mice

    Photoreceptor cell transplants have restored the sight to blind mice

  12. Transgenic Plants and World Agriculture report

    Survey of the best scientific information about genetically modified crops

  13. Trans-Species Transplantation Ban in UK

    Pig-to-human organ transplants banned by UK because of possibility of viral infections

  14. Tracking the spread of Flu Viruses

    Tracking seasonal flu viruses around the world from their origins in Asia

  15. Tracking Human Migration by Goat DNA

    What goat genetics tell us about human migration

  16. Traces of early modern Man found in Russia

    Early modern humans reached the eastern plains of Russia around 45,000 years ago

  17. Towards a Blood Test for BSE and CJD

    Have Swiss scientists discovered the basis for a simple blood test for BSE and CJD?

  18. Touch-down on Titan for space probe

    Successful landing by Huygens probe on Titan and excitement at first pictures and data

  19. Total Eclipse visible from UK to Bay of Bengal

    Excitement in the eclipse's zone of totality

  20. Total Eclipse of the Sun over Asia

    How scientists plan to use the eclipse to calculate the exact size of the sun

  21. Top Science Stories of the Year 2000

    Special edition of programme looking back at the scientific highlights of the year 2000

  22. To Decorate ourselves is Human

    Personal decoration might date back 100,000 years, much longer than previously thought

  23. Titanoboa 鈥� the biggest Snake ever

    The Titanoboa snake was so big that it ate crocodiles

  24. Titan's seas of black Sand Dunes

    Titan's seas are actually made of black sand dunes

  25. Tipping elements of Climate Change

    Man-made "tipping elements" in the climate system could cause sudden climate changes

  26. Time to re-think Biofuels

    Report warns trends in biofuels could cause food security and environmental problems

  27. Three-year Journey to the Asteriod of Love

    Near-Earth Asteroid Rendezvous mission to Eros asteroid launched

  28. Threats to Bio-weapons Protocol

    Scientists and medics in London discuss threats to the international bio-weapons protocol

  29. This year's Nobel Prize-winners

    Detecting cosmic neutrinos and this year's other Nobel prize-winning discoveries

  30. Thirty years of The Selfish Gene

    The 30th anniversary of The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins

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