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Human Genome Decoded –Ìýthe Ethics and the Medicine

Ethical and medical fall-out from the announcement that the human genome has been decoded

• 26 mins

Transgenic Plants and World Agriculture report

Survey of the best scientific information about genetically modified crops

• 26 mins

Indian Space Agency looks towards the Moon

India's plans for an unmanned Moon mission

• 26 mins

Found! The Tau Neutrino

Physicists at Fermilab in Chicago have discovered the missing fundamental particle

• 26 mins

Mice that Never Get Fat

Genetically engineered mice that do not get fat, however much they eat

• 26 mins

Cannabis and Medicine

Discussion of the complex issues behind the medical use of cannabis

• 23 mins

Global Warming Evidence in Himalayan Ice

New evidence from the Himalayas that planet's surface is warming

• 26 mins

Advantages of growing Rice Varieties together

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

• 26 mins

Producing Spider Silk in genetically modified Goats' Milk

Goats with an added spider gene to produce super-strong spider silk protein in their milk

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Using artificial Evolution to build Robots

Using artificial evolution to design robots that are then built

• 26 mins

Is the Higgs boson Particle really out there?

Will scientists at CERN discover the Higgs boson particle?

• 26 mins

New method of extracting Titanium

New process for producing titanium using electrolysis is developed in UK

• 26 mins

HIV Infection at a cellular Level

Possible early HIV treatment based on an immune-system study in Boston

• 26 mins

Designer Baby created to save his Sister

How baby Adam Nash was created in Chicago to save his sister Molly's life

• 26 mins

Future of Higgs boson Particle Research in the Balance

CERN building schedule threatens Higgs Boson particle research

• 26 mins

Why Some Oceans Could do with a Dose of Iron

Global warming and experiments with carbon dioxide absorption in the ocean

• 26 mins

Is this the oldest Bacteria in the World?

Growing a living bacteria from a spore that scientists claim is 250 million years old

• 26 mins

Unexpected side-effect of Insecticide Resistence in Mosquitos

Insecticide-resistant mosquitos can't spread lymphatic filariasis

• 26 mins

Meet our genetic Adam and Eve

What do "mitochondrial Eve" and "Y-chromosome Adam" tell us about our origins?

• 26 mins

How Neural Impulses can move a Robot Arm

ReHarnessing monkeys' neural impulses to make simple movements with a robot arm

• 26 mins

Towards a Blood Test for BSE and CJD

Have Swiss scientists discovered the basis for a simple blood test for BSE and CJD?

• 26 mins

No change at UN Climate Change talks

Disappointment over failure of Europe and the USA to agree at UN climate change conference

• 26 mins

Is the Chinese Microraptor the missing link?

Is the Chinese microraptor the evolutionary link between dinosaurs and birds?

• 25 mins

Another moon of Jupiter shows traces of Water

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

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Why Black Holes light up the Universe

Black holes may be producing as much light as all the stars in the universe put together

• 25 mins

Top Science Stories of the Year 2000

Special edition of programme looking back at the scientific highlights of the year 2000

• 26 mins

Functional Genomics – a new Science

New science of functional genomics is about discovering what genes are active when

• 26 mins

Scientists create deadly Mouse Virus by mistake

Australian geneticists create a deadly mousepox by mistake and raise international concern

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How to keep Light still

Harvard scientists report bringing pulses of light to a standstill in a cold sodium cloud

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Mighty Clash we call an Earthquake

The geology behind the powerful earthquake that has hit India and Pakistan

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