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 Modelling Plant DiseaseChris Gilligan explains how mathematical models can be used to monitor the spread of plant disease...Chris Gilligan, University of CambridgeOctober 2011 |
 Planet Earth Online - The Thugs of NatureRob Marrs explains how 'thug' species could be more damaging to our environment than invasive plant species...Rob Marrs, University of LiverpoolOctober 2011 |
 DNA Scalpel Fixes Mutations; Leaves No ScarsA new technique to repair errors in DNA while leaving no trace has been reported in the journal Nature. The researchers have corrected an error that leads to an untreatable liver disease, and this technique could eventually lead to treatments for an extremely wide range of genetic illnesses...Professor David Lomas, Cambridge Institute for Medical ResearchOctober 2011 |
 Fighting Infections and Mimicking MusclesWe find out why Vitamin D can keep Tuberculosis at bay, how muscles can be mimicked with nanotubes, how prosthetic can be controlled using brain signals and another reason to eat your greens...Robert Modlin, UCLA; Andrew Schwartz, University of Pittsburgh; Ray Baughman, University of Dallas at Texas; Marc Vendhoen, Babraham InstituteOctober 2011 |
 Critter of the Month - HolothuriansKevin Hardy tells us which marine creature he'd like to be and why...Kevin Hardy, SCRIPPS Institution of OceanographyOctober 2011 |
 Weird and Wonderful early life - the Ediacaran and Burgess Shale fossilsComplex life forms first evolved in the oceans around 630 million years ago, but they didn't look much like to anything we see today. Ken McNamara of the Sedgwick Museum in Cambridge, explores the evolutionary experiments of the Ediacaran and Cambrian eras...Dr Ken McNamara, Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences, CambridgeOctober 2011 |
 Turning Rubbish into HydrogenIn the UK, we throw away over 7 million tonnes of food every year, the majority of which goes to landfill. But thanks to recent advances in microbial biotechnology, this waste could become a valuable future source of energy in the form of biohydrogen...Dr. Mark Redwood from the University of BirminghamOctober 2011 |
 Biodiesel based on algaeCould we soon be driving to work powered by algae? Emma Stoye discusses, with three Cambridge scientists, the potential for algae oils to be used as a fuel source. Elena Kazamia, Jit Ern Chen and Dr. Nic Ross, Department of Plant Sciences, Cambridge University,October 2011 |
 Seeing Algal Blooms from Space - Planet Earth OnlinePhytoplankton are the smallest organisms in the sea. Even so, these tiny little plants can be studied from space to provide clues on climate change and steer us away from eating sickly shellfish...Peter Miller, Plymouth Marine LaboratoryOctober 2011 |
 Hydrogen on the Waves - Britains 1st Fuel Cell Powered Passenger BoatHydrogen is a clean fuel, that can be produced in a number of clean ways. But how do we actually make use of it? Ben Valsler meets the brains behind Britain's first fuel cell powered passenger boat...Jas Singh, Auriga Energy; Keith Dunstan, The Bristol Packet CompanyOctober 2011 |
 The Nobel Prizes 2011This week has seen the announcment of the 2011 Nobel Prizes, so we invited BBC science correspondent Victoria Gill to walk us through who got what, where and when, and why...Victoria Gill, BBC Science CorrespondentOctober 2011 |
 The ALMA Telescope, Solar Orbiter, Autistic Mice and Chivalrous Crickets.The opening a the largest ground telescope ever built, A probe planning a journey to the Sun and the revival of chivalry...in crickets.Antonio Hales, ALMA; Matt Anderson, Harvard Medical School; Fabio Favata, European Space Agency; Migeul Nicolelis, Duke University; Rolando Rodriguez-Munoz, Exeter UniversityOctober 2011 |
 Exploring the oceans' greatest catastropheWhy did 90% of ocean life vanish 250 million years ago? We find out as we dive into Permian seas to investigate an ocean in crisis.Paul Wignall, Leeds UniversityOctober 2011 |
 Exploring Lake EllsworthChris Hill and Martin Siegert tell Richard Holligham about the technology which will be used to drill through over 3km of ice and look for life in a hidden Antarctic lake in this week's Planet Earth podcast.Chris Hill and Martin Siegert, University of EdinburghOctober 2011 |
 Monitoring Moods with TwitterAn analysis of over half a billion tweets worldwide has confirmed that regardless of country or culture, we’re all in a better mood in the morning. Scientists at Cornell University have analysed the messages posted on Twitter by 2.4 million people from 84 different countries to find out more... Michael Macy, Cornell UniversityOctober 2011 |
 Space Stations, The Dead Sea Scrolls and Glowing Bacteria...In this week's news roundup we discuss Chinese Space Stations, the Dead Sea Scrolls going online, using CO2 to generate fuel and encrypting messages with glowing bacteria...Anu Ohja, National Space Centre; Geza Vermes, University of Oxford; Rich Masel, Dioxide Materials; Michel Lucas, Harvard School of Public Health; David Walts, Tufts University;September 2011 |
 Movies of the MindSuccessfully decoding and reconstructing of the visual images experienced by volunteers viewing a sequence of Hollywood movies may lead to communication with brain injured patients and even being able to watch your own dreams like a video...Jack Gallant, University of California, BerkeleySeptember 2011 |
 Stonehenge Landscape Restoration Project - Planet EarthWhen Turner and Constable first painted Stonehenge about two hundred years ago, the very famous monument was surrounded by species rich chalk grasslands. The Stonehenge Landscape Restoration project aims is to restore the landscape surrounding the monument by recreating the chalk grasslands and reintroducing biodiversity to the area...Chris Gingell, Grace Triston-DaviesSeptember 2011 |
 Best Before DatesWhat are the risks of food? Are 'best before' dates actually useful?Dr Nick Brown, Addenbrookes HospitalSeptember 2011 |
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