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7th Dec 2003

Search for Extraterrestrial Life

Bears hold key to osteoporosis prevention, nature's own GM slug, spray on contraceptives, plus interview guest Dr. Simon Goodwin, "extraterrestrial life and how to find it".

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Bears Hold Key To Osteoporosis Prevention

Black Bears seem to be unique amongst hibernating animals because they have the unique ability to stop their bones from thinning during their long winter sleep, suggesting that...

Nature’s Own Genetically Modified Slug

You’ve heard of the body-snatchers, but what about the gene-snatchers ? Biologists at the University of South Florida studying the DNA blueprint of the sacoglossan sea sl...

Spray on Contraceptives

The world’s first female contraceptive spray will begin trials in Australia next year. The idea behind the spray is to reduce the doses of contraceptive needed to be effe...

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Your finger nails keep growing when you die

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Gold is a magnetic material

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Cirrus is the name given to very big bulky clouds that usually mean rain

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Pencil lead contains real lead

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The cancer-causing effect of cigarettes is down to the nicotine

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Neon is a kind of gas

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A healthy human breathes about 6 litres of air a minute

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The first commercial fertilisers were made from bones

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Car batteries contain hydrochloric acid

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Diesel engines contain spark plugs to ignite the fuel

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