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How computers can now interpret what someone is seeing just from their brain activity – could we "see" dreams in the future? Oil extracted from used coffee grounds can be used to make a better smelling biodiesel; chimps recognise faces in the same way we do; proteins found to located specific DNA sequences very effectively; and the ethical issues surrounding the use of robots for care and war. Plus, in 'Stuff and Non-Science', are meteorites hot when they hit the ground?
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How the growth rings of coral suggest a major earthquake is due in the next decade; the impact humans have on fire ant invasions; why extinct bird species are not what we thought they were; how paper and double-sided sticky tape have been used to make a cheap, effective disease diagnostic device; a new way to combat chronic viral diseases and possibly cancer; how studying the 'morals' of dogs gives an insight into the evolution of co-operation. Plus, in 'Stuff and Non-Science', does searing meat really seal in the juice?
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How temperature, rather than genetics, regulates limb length in mammals; the assumption that melanoma follows the usual cancer stem cell model challenged; the discovery of 11 new regions of genetic variation that are linked to cholesterol levels; nagging can save your life – single men are less likely to have prostate cancer screening; how X-ray crystallography has given an insight into the molecular mechanism that prevents eggs being fertilized by more than one sperm; new discoveries that may help control epilepsy and brain damage from a stroke. Plus, in 'Stuff and Non-Science', does boiling water really freeze faster than cold water?
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The differences between boys and girls, the discovery of the oldest turtle specimen that has turned turtle science on its head, the discovery of an enormous plume of water vapour on Enceladus, how calving of ice shelf gives an insight into icebergs and climate change, how robot lizards help us learn more about how lizards get themselves noticed, and the link between serotonin and osteoporosis. Plus, in 'Stuff and Non-Science', are crowds as volatile and unruly as we think?
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The cochlear implant that uses infrared laser light for more complex hearing, clean energy from ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC), how woolly mammoth DNA found in the permafrost is a mammoth step towards recreating extinct species, why social vocalisation replaces grooming in society, how early photon tomography (EPT) provides a safer way to image biological tissues and findings that how the brain categorises colours changes when we develop language. Plus, in 'Stuff and Non-Science', do cats always land on their feet?
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How combining technologies has enabled the identification of the gene faults linked to cancer, how injections into the groin lymph nodes is a more effective way to treat allergies, why we now have a better view of another solar system, how sticklebacks select a leader, how cholera outbreaks can be predicted from space, and why a specimen of Homo erectus sheds light on our evolution. Plus, in 'Stuff and Non-Science', are silencers really as effective as Hollywood would have us believe?
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A new technique for removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, the protein linked to alcohol tolerance, a method for cloning frozen mice, the awkward truth about the power of vitamins, and the friendly bacteria that could save lives. Plus, in 'Stuff and Non-Science', do your nails and hair keep growing after you die?
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How planets came to be, lighting that brings midges thick and fast, and why flu jabs are even better than you think. They also looking into definitive proof that humans are responsible for global warming and ask "are you a descendant of Ötzi the iceman?"
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Science fiction becomes reality as Dr Chris discovers that it's possible to wipe specific memories from the mind of a mouse. Where will this lead? He talks to Carlos Camara about X-rays powered by...er...sticky tape, and marvels at the resilience of the butterfly: if it loses two of its four wings it can still fly.
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How being a silver surfer can help you keep your marbles, how proteins can be used in burglar alarms and the results of National Hand Washing Day are revealed…
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Do we really use just 10 per cent of our brains, how to listen to a volcano and reveal the latest way to test unborn babies for diseases.
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The latest research on the origin of the HIV virus, how superstitions are formed and why we think everything radioactive glows in the dark.
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Why we pay too much in auctions and how moving continents can cause climate change. In this episode it is also explained how a deadly frog fungus has been spread from pregnancy tests.
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The latest developments in global warming, stem cell research and the effect of dopamine on the brain. They also answer the age old question ‘does it take seven years for chewing gum to be digested?
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