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What do you love about science?

Discussion on the patenting of human genes

What are the benefits and limits of science?

There are 900 genera in the legume family and not all of them can fix nitrogen in the soil

What effect will global warming have on the world?

Discussion on the range of opinions within different sectors of the nuclear industry

"Everyone came in and looked at the model and said how pretty it was"

Preventing shipping accidents in the Bosporus straits

Discussion on the potential benefits and dangers of fluoride

Is adult stem cell research the way forward?

Around 250 medicinal plants are considered endangered species - how can we preserve them?

Listen to an exploration of illegal drug taking in sport

We are not in a position to treat dangerous infections - that were previously treatable

The science detective who sorts the hype from hypothesis Robert Park

Should a biological weapon be used to kill the plants such as the opium poppy and coca?

South Africa had 0.06% of the world's population but had 10% of the world's HIV cases

Answering listener's questions such as what is the significance of water on Mars?

Should human DNA be patented?

The health problems and pollution caused by the burning of wood, coal and animal dung

A look at the engineering that makes flying the least dangerous way to travel

Did HIV pass from chimpanzees to humans after polio vaccine tests in Africa?

South Africa's scientific endeavours to help solve poverty, poor housing and disease

When mining sewage sent cyanide and heavy metal pollutants into the SomeÅŸ and Tisza rivers

Subsidence, leaking gas and polluted water - the adverse impact of abandoned mines

The benefits of thalidomide to to treat leprosy, AIDs, cancer and eye conditions

Radioactive waste released into the environment continues to affect people living nearby

Molecular biologist Charles Arntzen on developing vaccines in fruit and vegetables

Michael Foale on being in space, weightlessness and surviving a space accident on Mir

Discussion on conservation, biodiversity and saving endangered species

Discussion on the advances in physics, chemistry and electronics to create new fabrics