- Dalya Rosner
Caffine seems to be vital for the functioning of the modern world, from keeping drivers awake to getting that last minute essay in on time. But why is it in the interests of the plants to make such a compound?.
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- Karen Smith
The effects of a stroke depend upon which part of the brain are deprived of
blood. Researchers are studying the cause of some of the more peculiar effects such as hemi-neglect syndromes and how stroke victims can be rehabilitated.
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- Kat Arney
Imagine if you could turn your muscles into blood cells, or turning your bone marrow into muscle. How about changing your blood to brain cells, then back again, or making a spare liver from your bone marrow?
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- Danielle Turner
Researchers have been investigating how the unexpected affects how well and what you remember. If you want to be remembered - surprise someone! Super learning occurs when we encounter something highly unexpected.
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- Bob Bury
Radiologist Bob Bury puts the case for screening the population for preventable, and less preventable, diseases. and looks at the strong emotions it can create.
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- Davina Stevenson
Nature produces a seemingly limitless number of compounds that are valuable for treating disease. Over 30% of the top-ten drugs prescribed in hospitals owe their origins directly to nature. In this article Davina explores how drugs find their way out of a plant and into a patient.
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- Martin Westwell
Ask any A level physicist why we see the colours that we do and they should have no problem with the answer. Martin demonstrates the principle of constancy - how the brain processes vision and changes colours - so what you think you see and what you actually see are different.
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- Dalya Rosner
What is a DNA fingerprint and how can it help you to solve crimes, identify a baby's father and suss out the best grapes for wine making?
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- 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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- Christa Favot
The last time you opened wide, did you ever imagine that you were opening the door to what is essentially home to thousands of bacteria? Christa Favot introduces you to what's really living in your mouth, including plaque bacteria and biofilms.
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