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Genetics

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

• 24 mins

Shipping Traffic

Preventing shipping accidents in the Bosporus straits

• 22 mins

Fluoride

Discussion on the potential benefits and dangers of fluoride

• 23 mins

Stem Cell Research

Is adult stem cell research the way forward?

• 23 mins

Saving Medicinal Plants

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

• 24 mins

Performance Enhancing Drugs

Listen to an exploration of illegal drug taking in sport

• 23 mins

Drug Resistant Diseases

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

• 11 mins

Criticising Science

The science detective who sorts the hype from hypothesis Robert Park

• 11 mins

Biological Warfare for Illegal Drugs

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

• 23 mins

AIDs in South Africa

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

• 23 mins

Life on Mars

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

• 11 mins

The Biotechnology Goldrush

Should human DNA be patented?

• 23 mins

Domestic Pollution

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

• 10 mins

Air Transport Safety

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

• 11 mins

HIV - Polio Vaccine Theory

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

• 11 mins

Scientific Endeavour in South Africa

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

• 12 mins

Baia Mare Goldmine Environmental Spill

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

• 23 mins

The Legacy of Abandoned Mines

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

• 12 mins

Thalidomide

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

• 24 mins

Mayak Nuclear Reprocessing Plant

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

• 24 mins

Edible Vaccines

Molecular biologist Charles Arntzen on developing vaccines in fruit and vegetables

• 11 mins

Being in Space

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

• 12 mins

Global Conservation Policy

Discussion on conservation, biodiversity and saving endangered species

• 23 mins

High Tech Textiles

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

• 11 mins

Geology in Skaergaard

The geological importance of Skaergaard in Greenland and an explanation of its structures

• 22 mins

The Impact of Overfishing

How has overfishing happened?

• 11 mins

Insects' Immune Systems

Highly successful creatures that account for 75% of all known species of animals on Earth

• 11 mins

Circumcision and HIV

How and why circumcision affects rates of HIV infection among men in Africa

• 23 mins

Working with Ancient DNA

The benefits of studying DNA from mammoths, plague victims and chimpanzee faeces

• 11 mins

Variant CJD and BSE

Discussion on Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease and BSE. Is it a worldwide problem?

• 24 mins