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Disappointments following the promising development of gene therapy
Spectrum - the moon versus the oceans
Comparing the amount we know of the surface of the moon to the surface of our own planet
Spectrum - golden rice
Report on the development of gene-altered rice
Organic Chemistry
Exploration into the work of organic chemists
The fourth dimension - more than meets the eye
Documentary which explores the theory of a hypothetical universe
The Future of the Forests
Report on how deforestation depletes, degrades and destroys the planet's ecosystems
The Future of the Forests - Climate Change
Examination of what climate change will mean for the world's forests
Report on the deforestation occurring in developing nations of the tropical world
Codex Alimentarius Commission
The Codex Alimentarius Commission, or food safety scheme
Disaster in Waiting? Mount Pelee eruption
British geologist and hazard expert Bill McGuire explores three natural disasters
Disaster in Waiting? The Vajont Dam
The Vajont Dam Disaster in Italy 1963 remains the worst dam disaster of all time
Megalithic expedition in Spain
Report from an archaeological dig at the Picos de Europa National Park in Spain
Disaster in Waiting? Coastal flooding in England
The most serious flooding ever to hit Britain happened in East Anglia in 1953
Mission to Mars
Paul Arnold continues his series about expeditions with probably the biggest one of all
Performance clothing
Can sports clothing and equipment make a difference to an athlete's performance?
Circadian rhythms
The importance of the human body's natural clock or circadian rhythms
The shape of the universe
The science of cosmology, which involves measuring the unmeasurable
Three years after Kyoto
A look at what has happened since the Kyoto agreement on climate change 3 years ago
Conservation and consumerism
A report on conflicting priorities in conservation
Life story - the Cambrian period
A look at life in the Cambrian period, 500 million years ago
Life Story - the Proterozoic era
A look at life in the pre-Cambrian era, more than half a billion years ago
Life Story - flying dinosaurs
How dinosaurs learned to fly
Living computers
Living computers - a combination of technology and living organic tissue
Gene Pioneers - part three
Discussion on gene therapy with guest Dr Inda Vermer
Gene Pioneers - part one
Explosive progress of molecular genetics and the human genome project
Human genome project
The importance of the human genome project in modern genetics
Technology - patently absurd?
The patent system is supposed to protect inventors and encourage innovation
Can the information revolution save the world?
Could IT be the catalyst that helps propel developing economies and societies
Warm World - burying greenhouse gases
Exploring the ways of storing greenhouse gases
Warm World - climate change
Can geological sequestration save us from climate change?
Warm World III - the future
What can be done in the future to offset the worst effects of climate change