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347 results found for all records.

  • Truth Will Out

    Mapping the Human Genome Will Transform Medicine

    Broadcast
    2001 (14 mins)

    Using specially shot interviews with scientists and archive footage, the programme investigates the likely impact of the mapping of the human genome on future medicine and disease treatment

  • Truth Will Out

    The Natural Limit of our lives

    Broadcast
    2001 (14 mins)

    looks at current state of research into ageing, challenging idea that natural limit of our lives is ‘3 score years and 10.' Graham Easton and leading scientists explore fundamentals of ageing process and...

  • Truth Will Out

    CJD is Caused by BSE

    Broadcast
    2001 (14 mins)

    investigates some of the uncertainties surrounding the transmission of BSE to humans in the form of vCJD. Can the two diseases be caused independently? Might there be virus-like molecules involved, as well...

  • Truth Will Out

    Human Evolution has Stopped

    Broadcast
    2001 (14 mins)

    Using interviews with scientists and archive material, this programme looks at the current state of human evolution. Has it stopped or slowed down? How is technology and culture changing the course of our...

  • Dramatic Science

    Learning to Love the Grey EP.2

    Broadcast
    2001 (29 mins)

    Continuing the drama series that reveals the issues raised by cloning research. As writer Sarah struggles to finish her play, she faces a new threat to her own happiness.

  • Dramatic Science

    Learning to Love the Grey EP.3

    Broadcast
    2001 (29 mins)

    Completing the drama series set in the world of cloning research. As Sarah confronts scientist Edward March, can he persuade her to give him a second chance?

  • Dramatic Science

    Making Astronauts EP.1

    Broadcast
    2001 (29 mins)

    New drama series exploring the scientific implications of genetic screening. In the near future, prospective parents Adam and Martin choose the ‘Omega Package’ for their unborn child.

  • Lab Detectives

    Paint and Glass

    Broadcast
    2001 (14 mins)

    Dr. Anya Hunt analyses glass, each batch is unique and when studied under a microscope. Paint also has a fingerprint. Broken glass and chipped paint are very common features of a large number of crimes....

  • Lab Detectives

    Tape

    Broadcast
    2001 (14 mins)

    A man’s alibi to his girlfriend’s murder centres on a mysterious phone call. Police enquiries locate a public phone box in a sleepy village and a subsequent search reveals a broken cassette tape in a...

  • Lab Detectives

    Toxicology

    Broadcast
    2001 (14 mins)

    John Allan convicted in Liverpool for the murder of his partner Cheryl Lewis. He poisoned her with cyanide while on holiday in Egypt the previous year. Her body was embalmed and returned to the UK. The death...