Explorations in the world of science.
World Service,·1460 episodes
A new lead in the hunt for a malaria vaccine
04 Aug 1997,·28 mins
The use of artificial antibodies or mini antibodies to combat disease
28 Jul 1997,·28 mins
Helping brain damaged children to remember
21 Jul 1997,·28 mins
Scientists predict a quarter of all plants will be extinct by the year 2050
14 Jul 1997,·28 mins
The Japanese astronomer who saw a dwarf sun turn into a giant, the first person to do so
16 Jun 1997,·28 mins
A report on the sea to mark World Ocean's day
09 Jun 1997,·28 mins
How mitochondria have developed over millions of years with the help of bacteria
02 Jun 1997,·28 mins
Gamma ray bursts, what they are and what they can tell us
19 May 1997,·28 mins
Celebrating the 100th anniversary of John Joseph Thompson's announcement
12 May 1997,·28 mins
New theories on the direction of the Universe
21 Apr 1997,·28 mins
Why malaria continues to be a disaster, a century after it was discovered
14 Apr 1997,·28 mins
How DNA analysis is showing just how closely related we are to apes
07 Apr 1997,·28 mins
Was there ever life on Mars?
27 Mar 1997,·28 mins
A special report on rats
18 Mar 1997,·27 mins
The ancient landscape of Australia
17 Mar 1997,·27 mins
A consideration of memory
10 Mar 1997,·27 mins
The genetic manipulation of plants and how viruses with 'overcoats' can produce proteins
03 Mar 1997,·27 mins
Scientists have cloned a lamb using a single cell from a sheep udder
24 Feb 1997,·27 mins
Report on coffee, its trade, health implications and history
17 Feb 1997,·27 mins
Why the drugs used to treat parasites may not be so effective in the future
10 Feb 1997,·26 mins
How genetic screening can help predict our future and the moral choices it may throw up
03 Feb 1997,·27 mins
A look at why viruses that do animals no harm are so dangerous to humans
27 Jan 1997,·26 mins
A look at anti-sense medicine, which cancels out the effect of harmful genes
20 Jan 1997,·27 mins
The development of musical instruments using science
18 Dec 1996,·27 mins
The microbial metropolis, why bugs love living with each other
16 Dec 1996,·27 mins
A report on the discovery of Hydrogen-3+
10 Dec 1996,·27 mins
How humans learn their first words
02 Dec 1996,·27 mins
Should medical science be changing its approach to treating cancer?
25 Nov 1996,·27 mins
The war against drug resistant bacteria
18 Nov 1996,·27 mins
The scientific success of the previously troubled mission to Jupiter
11 Nov 1996,·27 mins
