Science In Action

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

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Genetic Engineering and Weapons of Mass Destruction
Advances in genetic engineering could create new weapons of mass destruction
21 Jan 1999,23 mins
What Men really Want – and Why
Is the popular idea of men's taste in women an evolutionary response or a cultural one?
14 Jan 1999,24 mins
In Answer to Your Questions
Listeners' questions answered by the Science in Action experts
21 Dec 1998,28 mins
What's the Speed of the Universe got to do with Everything?
Galaxies are flying apart faster than we thought but why on Earth is this important to us?
18 Dec 1998,28 mins
How is the Cloning of Human Cells Regulated?
The ethical debate continues as new regulations about human cloning take effect in the UK
11 Dec 1998,28 mins
Search for an HIV vaccine gets a Boost
New HIV vaccine research programme announced for Africa
27 Nov 1998,28 mins
International Space Station lifts off
Successful launch of the International Space Station's first module, now in orbit
20 Nov 1998,28 mins
Anatomy of a Meteorite Crater
An expedition to the Wabar meteroite craters in the Empty Quarter of Saudi Arabia
13 Nov 1998,29 mins
The Science and Ethics of Stem Cell Culture
Culturing embryonic stem cells is a medical breakthrough and an ethical minefield
06 Nov 1998,28 mins
The Risks of Maternal Malaria
Research into maternal malaria that affects only pregnant women
30 Oct 1998,28 mins
Monkeys can count, naturally
Rhesus monkeys with a natural numeracy that's not learned from man
23 Oct 1998,28 mins
Will a new DNA Vaccine combat Malaria?
A 'DNA vaccine' made from the DNA of the malaria parasite itself is being tested
16 Oct 1998,28 mins
What ancient Astronomers tell us
Cross-checking our facts with clay tablets written by Babylonian astronomers
09 Oct 1998,28 mins
A New Star Bursts into our Skies
A massive burst of radiation in space has revealed the existence of a magnetar
02 Oct 1998,28 mins
Did the Ingredients of Life come from the Deep?
Deep-sea hydrothermal vents could hold the chemical key to the origin of life
25 Sep 1998,29 mins
The Maths of Forest Fires
New mathmatical model for predicting forest fires
18 Sep 1998,28 mins
Latest Arguments in the GM Crop Debate
New arguments in the debate around genetically modified crops
04 Sep 1998,29 mins
The Secrets of Facial Attraction
What do we find attractive in the faces of the opposite sex?
28 Aug 1998,29 mins
Portraits bring Visitors face to face with great Scientists
Have you ever wondered what great scientists of the past looked like? Follow this trail …
20 Aug 1998,29 mins
What happened as the Titanic sank?
Scientists set sail to piece together the final moments of The Titanic
14 Aug 1998,29 mins
Why does it rain more at Weekends?
Lower pollution levels at weekends is linked to increased rainfall at the end of the week
07 Aug 1998,28 mins
Of Mice and Men – Cloning Mice and Human Organs
Worldwide advances in cloning will speed up research and development of human treatments
24 Jul 1998,29 mins
Natural History Rocks in the New Earth Galleries
New geology galleries tell Earth's fossil history at Natural History Museum, London
17 Jul 1998,29 mins
Is this First Image of a Planet outside our Solar System?
Does Hubble's picture really show a runaway planet outside our solar system?
29 May 1998,28 mins
Mountaineers and the Ace Oxygen Gene
Does one version of a gene give some mountaineers an advantage at the highest altitudes?
22 May 1998,29 mins
Breast Cancer Drug can save more Lives
Studies show Tamoxifen can benifit breast cancer patients of all ages
15 May 1998,28 mins
Biggest Gamma-Ray Explosion ever seen in Space
Was the brightest explosion ever seen the birth of a black hole?
08 May 1998,29 mins
Anti-Cancer Enzymes identified
Human enzymes can detox some carcinogens and new drugs could boost their protective action
01 May 1998,29 mins
Dolly has a Little Lamb – called Bonny
Dolly, the first cloned sheep, gives birth to a lamb conceived naturally
24 Apr 1998,29 mins
Malaria is spreading to previously Safe Zones
Climate change might be helping malaria mosquitoes to spread and live at higher altitudes
17 Apr 1998,29 mins