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Science In Action Episodes

  1. Are TSEs all in the Prions?

    All in the prions? Controversial research into transmissible spongiform encephalopathies

  2. Are these the Remains of Microbes from Mars?

    Nasa's claims that fossils of micro-organisms have been found in a meteorite from Mars

  3. Are Aerosols to blame for the drop in Hydroxil Radicals?

    Levels of hydroxil radicals in the atmosphere are falling, and why we should be worried

  4. Arctic Permafrost could disappear in 100 years

    Global warming could cause Arctic permafrost to disappear in 100 years

  5. Antihydrogen 鈥� the first man-made Antimatter

    Why go to so much trouble to make antimatter?

  6. Anti-Cancer Enzymes identified

    Human enzymes can detox some carcinogens and new drugs could boost their protective action

  7. Antarctic Penguins contract Poultry Virus

    Did humans or birds carry a serious poultry virus to the Antarctic?

  8. Antarctic Ocean fertilizer experiment

    A controversial experiment is fertilizing the Antarctic Ocean with iron sulphate

  9. Answers to Listeners' Questions

    Studio guests help answer your science questions

  10. Another way CO2 acts on the global Climate

    Another dangerous side-effect of rising carbon dioxide levels

  11. Another Planet only 50 Light Years away

    Another planet orbiting the star 47 Ursae Majoris is only 50 light years away

  12. Another moon of Jupiter shows traces of Water

    Galileo finds traces of a hidden ocean on a third moon of Jupiter

  13. Ancient Chinese Drug used in Battle against Malaria

    How do artemisinins, known to Chinese medicine, act against malaria?

  14. Ancient ceremonial Site in the Egyptian Desert

    Prehistoric ceremonial stones discovered in the Nabta Playa desert are 7,300 years old

  15. Ancient Ancestors and Modern Science in Nairobi

    Meeting our earliest ancestors and the Aids-immune prostitutes helping doctors in Nairobi

  16. Anatomy of a Meteorite Crater

    An expedition to the Wabar meteroite craters in the Empty Quarter of Saudi Arabia

  17. An Asteroid called Damocles

    Should we worry about Asteroid 5335, Damocles?

  18. An 'ethical' Advance in Stem Cell Research?

    An advance in stem cell research that could help avoid current ethical issues

  19. Americans and Russians get together in Space

    American space shuttle Atlantis docks with Russian shuttle Mir

  20. American Crematorium Scandal

    Scandal of crematorium owner who failed to cremate 300 bodies, hiding them instead

  21. America Mourns Victims of September 11

    America mourns the thousands who died in the September 11 attacks

  22. Alzheimer's Researchers find a new Way to study the Brain

    Mice with an added human gene enable researchers to study amyloid protein in the brain

  23. All at sea over CO2 Storage

    "Burying" carbon dioxide on the sea floor to slow down global warming is a bad idea

  24. Albert Einstein 鈥� the first Science Superstar

    Why Albert Einstein was "the world's first science superstar"

  25. Aids Vaccine Trial fails

    Disappointment over failure of Aids vaccine trial

  26. Ageing at a cellular Level

    Investigating what indicates ageing at a cellular level

  27. Aerosols cause Global Warming, too

    Industrial aerosols found to be causing as much Arctic warming as greenhouse gasses

  28. Advantages of growing Rice Varieties together

    Growing mixed varieties of rice together is shown to prevent disease and increase yield

  29. Adult Stem Cells surprise Scientists

    Does a new report about adult stem cell behaviour bring therapeutic cloning closer?

  30. Adult Skin Cells transformed into Stem Cells

    Adult skin cells are transformed into embryonic stem cells in the lab by adding four genes

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