Science In Action Episodes Episode guide
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Claims and Counter Claims over Crop Genes
Disputes about ownership of crop genes continue despite Monsanto's climb-down
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Chinese Hominid Fossils are Cause to Rethink Human Evolution
Chinese hominid fossils are one million years older than earlier finds
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Chinese first to approve Gene Therapy Treatment
Chinese are first to approve gene therapy treatment for patients outside clinical trials
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China Breaks the Satellite Parking Code
China has parked its new satellite too close to its neighbours for comfort
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Chimpanzee Groups have Traditions, too
Different behaviours are transmitted down the generations of chimpanzees in the wild
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Chillies were the Spice of ancient Life, too
Chillies have been domesticated and used in cooking for more than 6,000 years
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Cheaper drugs for HIV patients in Africa
Five drug companies cut cost of drugs for HIV patients in Africa
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Chasing 'brown clouds' in Beijing
Beijing Olympics are providing a unique opportunity to investigate 'brown cloud' pollution
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Charles Darwin and his theory 200 years on
The revelance of Charles Darwin's evolutionary theory to science today
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Chandra X-ray Observatory tunes into big Cosmic Events
Chandra X-ray Observatory is launched to record the most violent events in the universe
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Caterpillar Drug Factories
Farming drug proteins in caterpillars can produce more and cheaper pharmaceuticals
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Cassini-Huygens space probe reaches Saturn
Cassini-Huygens probe goes into orbit around Saturn after a seven-year journey
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Cassava Set for Genetic Modification
New research into breeding disease-resistant casava plants with genetic modifications
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Cannabis may not be such a soft Drug after all
Rats' extreme withdrawal symptoms from cannabis provide new insights into the drug
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Cannabis and Medicine
Discussion of the complex issues behind the medical use of cannabis
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Cancer Research could lead to the Prevention of Menopause
Protecting women's ovaries during cancer treatment could show how to prevent menopause
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Can we Predict Earthquakes?
How easy is it to predict earthquakes? Somewhere between "difficult" and "impossible"
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Can We Catch the Human Form of Mad Cow Disease by Eating Beef?
New fears about recent cases of human Creuzfeldt-Jakob Disease being caused by BSE
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Can south Asia expect another Earthquake?
Could there be another earthquake in the Himalayas after last week's one in Pakistan?
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Can CO2 be locked into Rocks for ever?
Investigating the possible use of geologic sequestration to lock carbon dioxide into rock
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Can BSE Prions infect Humans?
How is the BSE prion protein transmitted and can it infect humans?
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Cabbage-patch Controversy over Genetically Modified Pesticide
Testing a genetically engineered pesticide with a scorpion's sting in its tale
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Burning question of Wildfires and Climate Change
Are current wildfires climate change in action?
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BSE Epidemic 'will be over by 2001'
The BSE epidemic years away but the worst is already over, report Oxford researchers
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British Support for Claims of Life on Mars
Britons find possible evidence of life on Mars in two meteorites found in the Antarctic
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British Society for the Advancement of Science Festival
World science celebrated at Festival of the British Society for the Advancement of Science
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British Science Festival
Highlights of the British Association for the Advancement of Science Annual Festival
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British Association's Festival of Science in Sheffield
Sampling the offerings at the British Association's Festival of Science
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British Association Festival of Science
Events at the the sports-focused BAAS festival of science in Newcastle
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Breathing in your Medicine
New drug inhalers could replace injections for many medicines