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Mammoth hunting with Alan Cooper

July 1, 2010
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Mammoths went extinct about 45,000 years ago, but a team of international scientists has succeeded in recreating the animal’s blood from DNA samples taken from bones, we find out how...Professor...
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Science and politics

June 26, 2010
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The dramatic election outcome has given the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats the chance to bring together the best bits of their manifestos on science. Leila Sattary looks back and asks...
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Comment And Analysis
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The key to success

June 18, 2010
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The key to future success in the pharmaceutical field might not be competition, but rather collaboration; a meeting of academic and industry minds focussed on one area to improve treatments.
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Exploring sharks’ sens of smell with Jonathan Cox

June 1, 2010
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Sharks have really sensitive noses – they can smell a drop of blood from almost 1km away – but how they’re able to do this has always been a puzzle....
Life Sciences
Interviews, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health
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Thanks to Iceland for the reality check

May 26, 2010
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As Iceland’s glacier-covered Eyjafjallajökull volcano continues to erupt and send plumes of ash over Western Europe, Leila Sattary takes a positive look at the situation and imagines a world without...
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Oxygen sensing with Peter Ratcliffe

May 1, 2010
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Two Wellcome Trust-funded researchers were honoured in this year’s Canada Gairdner Awards – we catch up with one of the winners and learn that oxygen sensing amongst cells is more...
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Sharing science with the masses

April 26, 2010
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Communicating science to the general public can be an uphill struggle – Leila Sattary investigates the new profession of science communication and how it can make a difference to the...
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Hauksbee Award winner Tim Harrison

April 1, 2010
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The Royal Society’s Hauksbee Awards recognises the backroom boffins of science labs, research institutions and schools who work to support the UK science base. In March, ten individuals won the...
Physics & Engineering
Chemical Engineering, Engineering, Interviews
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Ecofrauds and little green lies

March 26, 2010
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Corporations are seeing “eco-friendliness” as a key selling point - green is indeed the new black in product marketing. Leila Sattary exposes the darker side of green, investigates some of...
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Is there a consciousness confidence crisis?

March 19, 2010
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Trauma to the brain can result in patients being in a vegetative or minimally conscious state – awake but unable to communicate with the people around them. Or so doctors...
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Talking viruses with Luke Jerram

March 1, 2010
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Viruses and bacteria are microscopic – you can’t see them, but they’re everywhere, from work surfaces and your keyboard to probiotic drinks and petri dishes. We catchup with the artist...
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Spinning out

February 26, 2010
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The number of university spin-out companies has declined in the last year despite the government’s recent injection of money into venture capital funds intended to prevent this collapse. Leila Sattary...
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