Science In Action

The BBC brings you all the week's science news.

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Meet our genetic Adam and Eve
What do "mitochondrial Eve" and "Y-chromosome Adam" tell us about our origins?
06 Nov 2000,26 mins
Unexpected side-effect of Insecticide Resistence in Mosquitos
Insecticide-resistant mosquitos can't spread lymphatic filariasis
27 Oct 2000,26 mins
Is this the oldest Bacteria in the World?
Growing a living bacteria from a spore that scientists claim is 250 million years old
20 Oct 2000,26 mins
Why Some Oceans Could do with a Dose of Iron
Global warming and experiments with carbon dioxide absorption in the ocean
17 Oct 2000,26 mins
Future of Higgs boson Particle Research in the Balance
CERN building schedule threatens Higgs Boson particle research
09 Oct 2000,26 mins
Designer Baby created to save his Sister
How baby Adam Nash was created in Chicago to save his sister Molly's life
06 Oct 2000,26 mins
HIV Infection at a cellular Level
Possible early HIV treatment based on an immune-system study in Boston
29 Sep 2000,26 mins
New method of extracting Titanium
New process for producing titanium using electrolysis is developed in UK
22 Sep 2000,26 mins
Is the Higgs boson Particle really out there?
Will scientists at CERN discover the Higgs boson particle?
11 Sep 2000,26 mins
Using artificial Evolution to build Robots
Using artificial evolution to design robots that are then built
04 Sep 2000,26 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
25 Aug 2000,26 mins
Advantages of growing Rice Varieties together
Growing mixed varieties of rice together is shown to prevent disease and increase yield
18 Aug 2000,26 mins
Global Warming Evidence in Himalayan Ice
New evidence from the Himalayas that planet's surface is warming
15 Aug 2000,26 mins
Cannabis and Medicine
Discussion of the complex issues behind the medical use of cannabis
08 Aug 2000,23 mins
Mice that Never Get Fat
Genetically engineered mice that do not get fat, however much they eat
29 Jul 2000,26 mins
Found! The Tau Neutrino
Physicists at Fermilab in Chicago have discovered the missing fundamental particle
25 Jul 2000,26 mins
Indian Space Agency looks towards the Moon
India's plans for an unmanned Moon mission
16 Jul 2000,26 mins
Transgenic Plants and World Agriculture report
Survey of the best scientific information about genetically modified crops
14 Jul 2000,26 mins
Human Genome Decoded – the Ethics and the Medicine
Ethical and medical fall-out from the announcement that the human genome has been decoded
26 Jun 2000,26 mins
Telomeres and the Ageing Process
Does the decay of the teleomeres on the ends of our chromosomes cause ageing?
19 Jun 2000,26 mins
Once there was Water on Mars
NASA announces "possible evidence for water that has flowed on Mars"
16 Jun 2000,26 mins
Commerce and Science at odds in the race for the Human Genome
The high-stakes race between commerce and academic researchers to map the human genome
09 Jun 2000,26 mins
Foetal gene therapy trials on Monkeys
Foetal gene therapy demonstrated in macaque monkeys
26 May 2000,26 mins
South Africans call for more proof that HIV causes Aids
Some South African scientists want more proof that HIV causes Aids
19 May 2000,26 mins
Cheaper drugs for HIV patients in Africa
Five drug companies cut cost of drugs for HIV patients in Africa
12 May 2000,26 mins
Prehistoric Body Painters in Zambia
Human ancestors were making art 350,000 years ago
05 May 2000,26 mins
Why are Mosquitoes attracted to pregnant Women?
Research into malaria mosquitos' tastes in the Gambia
02 May 2000,26 mins
The Expanding Universe
We live in a universe that will go on expanding for ever, say scientists
28 Apr 2000,25 mins
Secrets of the Dinosaur Heart
This Thescelosaurus heart suggests at least some dinosaurs were warm-blooded
21 Apr 2000,26 mins
Genetically modified Fish on the Menu?
Concerns surounding genetically modified fish
14 Apr 2000,26 mins