- Bob Bury
Discovered by Wilhelm Roentgen almost by accident, X rays are part of the electromagnetic spectrum that includes visible light. Bob Bury desribes how they work and can be used.
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- Chris Smith
Chris Smith describes how cloning, occuring naturally in your body continuously, will have produced literally metres of new - cloned - DNA, by the time you
finish this article, as cells divide to replace themselves, repair injury or help us grow.
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- Ruth Williams
Humans have exceptionally large and complex brains. Ruth has a look at two genes, that seem to have played a role in our cerebral evolution.
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- Barry Gibb
Chips that can plug into the brain and translate thoughts to computers, or help paralysed people to move are no longer just fanciful science fiction. These new interfaces could revolutionise our how we control and interact with technology.
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- Bob Bury
Radiologist Bob Bury investigates some of the new 'scanning' technologies, which have revolutionised medical practise. What is a CT scan, how do CT scanners work, what is nuclear medicine and PET (positron emission tomography) ?
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- Manjir Samanta-Laughton
If someone were to tell you that a film featuring quantum physics is selling out in cinemas across America you may well ask, 'what the bleep is going on?'
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