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Muscle Wastage
Vivienne Parry reports on new research into tackling muscle wastage.
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Cancer Treatment
Is a new personalised drug for skin cancer set to revolutionise cancer medicine?
After the Volcano
Tracey Logan asks if scientists are ready for the next Icelandic volcanic eruption.
Nanoparticles
Richard Hollingham asks if legislation to control nanoparticles is adequate.
Artificial Meat
Would you eat artificial meat, grown in the lab? Geoff Watts investigates.
The end of Moore's Law?
Is it the end of the road for the computer revolution? Roland Pease investigates.
Epigenetics
Do our children inherit the impact of our life experiences as well as our genes?
Climate Change 30 Years On
Peter Evans asks why it has taken so long for climate change to be generally recognised.
Brain Scanning
Peter Evans investigates recent advances in brain scanning technology.
Superconductors
Peter Evans asks if high-temperature superconductors are delivering what was expected.
Carl Linnaeus
Peter Evans pays tribute to Carl Linnaeus, the father of taxonomy, born 300 years ago.
Ageing
Peter Evans on how the study of the ageing process has opened up a new field of medicine.
The Gamma Ray Skies
What causes the cosmic explosions of gamma rays observed by scientists?
Human microbes
In a new series, Geoff Watts investigates the bacteria flourishing on our bodies.
08/06/2011
Sue Broom meets the scientists using GM technology to control animal disease.
15/06/2011
Roland Pease reports from Japan on the lessons learnt from the recent tsunami.
22/06/2011
What's wrong with earthquake science? Roland Pease investigates.
29/06/2011
How a meteorite that landed on Earth 100 years ago is helping astronomers explore Mars.
Ageing and Telomeres
Is there a test for how long you will live? Controversies in cutting edge ageing research.
02/11/2011
Did CERN scientists really break the universal speed limit? Roland Pease investigates.
09/11/2011
Exploring Antarctica's subglacial lakes for new lifeforms and future sea level rise clues.
16/11/2011
Vivienne Parry explores the crucial role the hormone leptin plays in the body.
23/11/2011
Antivirals. Kevin Fong looks at new techniques to cure all viral infections.
30/11/2011
Geoff Watts explores the origins of depression and efforts to find new treatments.
07/12/2011
Gareth Mitchell ask how near we are to achieving hypersonic flight.
Transit of Venus
Marek Kukula explores the forthcoming transit of Venus across the face of the Sun.
Engineering Flu
Genetically engineered bird flu - lessons for pandemic preparations. Kevin Fong reports.
Artificial Photosynthesis
Andrea Sella on the race to find a cheap inorganic way to mimic nature's green stuff.
20/06/2012
Geoff Watts explores new techniques in gene therapy for cystic fibrosis.
27/06/2012
Creating Blood: Vivienne Parry meets scientists hoping to create artificial blood.