Discovery Episodes Episode guide
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San Diego Zoo
San Diego Zoo has an international reputation for conservation science
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Gender roles
The emergence of gender roles early in life
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Alcoholism
Alcoholics discuss their experiences and how they beat their addiction
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Measuring happiness
The programme explores human happiness, what it means and why it matters
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Drug trials
Clinical trials to determine whether or not a drug is safe, and whether it will work or not
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DNA - the discovery of the 21st century?
Is the discovery of DNA the greatest scientific breakthrough of the 20th Century?
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End of the Universe Show
Using exploding stars to measure the size and the future revolution of the universe
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Who are We?
Genetic research helping us to understand who we are and where we come from
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The life of whales
A look at the enigma of the deep-water whales, some of which have never been seen
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China Space Programme
When China shocked the world by launching a man-made satellite
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Armenicum - a wonder drug?
A report on Armenicum, a drug used in the treatment of HIV and some other diseases
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Body temperature
An examination of various species' regulation of body temperature
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Alzheimer's disease
Alzheimer's disease and the search for a cure
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Who owns our genes?
Who owns our genes, a report on how medical advances have created a moral dilemma
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Fossils - mind the gap
Why gaps in fossil records leaving many questions about evolution unanswered
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Three deadly diseases
A report on three illnesses which could pose a threat to us all in the new millennium
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Music and Memory
How music can help us explore the human mind
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The International Space Station
The International Space Station is now a reality rather than the stuff of science fiction
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Breast and ovarian cancer gene breakthrough
The discovery of a gene that causes breast cancer
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Do sea monsters exist?
Various speakers discuss the possibility of the existence of unknown lake-dwelling creatures
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Boxing and brain cell regeneration
New research suggests that brain cells lost through boxing injuries could be regenerated
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Plants that fight back
The foliage that fights back, a look at the interaction between plants and insects
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The Big Bang and other theories
It's one of the great discoveries of the 20th century, is the Big Bang theory correct?
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The beginnings of life
How did life first get started?
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Ageing - part two
The second of a two-part examination of the ageing process
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Ageing - part one
The first of a two-part examination of the ageing process
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E.Coli
A discovery that could prevent E. Coli a serious form of food poisoning
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Astronaut special
In a Discovery special, an interview with Charlie Duke
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Examining the atom
The energy we need to look into the heart of matter
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Memory
The fascinating new insights into human memory
