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Invasion of the Plague Carriers
- Broadcast
- 2002 (14 mins)
The streams of Britain harbour some unwelcome guests. Jeama Stanton’s study counts the environmental cost of letting plague-carrying American crayfish loose into our rural waterways.
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Leg Before Cricket
- Broadcast
- 2002 (14 mins)
Former cricket star Dr Chinmay Gupte gave up the crease in favour of the laboratory. He is convinced his research into a little known ligament at the back of the knee could be crucial to sporting success.
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Building on Success
- Broadcast
- 2002 (14 mins)
Sara McGowan has found her perfect job. Skills in science and art combine in the design of efficiently beautiful buildings for the 21st century.
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The Parkinson Puzzle
- Broadcast
- 2002 (14 mins)
In the brain of every Parkinson’s patient is a mystery: why do some cells die and others survive? Dr Birgit Liss probes the genetics of individual neurones hoping to unlock the puzzle of Parkinson’s.
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Antarctic Adventure
- Broadcast
- 2002 (14 mins)
Science knows little about the sub-Antarctic seas. Dr Miles Pebody is part of a team designing a robot submarine, laden with scientific instruments, that will be sent into these uncharted waters.
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Global Warming is Caused by Human Activity
- Broadcast
- 2001 (14 mins)
scientific arguements for and against the idea that global warming is caused by human activity. Using intws with leading scientists, archive footage, touches on the wider political issues which affect the...
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There’s Intelligent Life elsewhere in the Universe
- Broadcast
- 2001 (14 mins)
this programme explores the arguments for and against the idea that there might be intelligent civilisation elsewhere in the universe looking at the scientific arguments, the programme examines why we are so...
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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
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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...
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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...