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Sun, 13th Nov 2005

Parasites, Hookworms and Allergies

This week Professor David Pritchard from Nottingham University gets to the bottom of why parasites can get rid of allergies, Professor Elizabeth Bernays from the University of Arizona describes how caterpillars use plant-toxin chemical warfare to fend off parasites, Dr Chris visits Westbourne High School in Ipswich to run fitness experiments for Healthcare Science Week, and Dave and Derek go bang with an explosive electrolysis experiment in the Naked Scientists Laboratory.

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Why is it that some children are born with dark hair and then go very fair when they get older, and similarly, why do some children born with fair hair have darker hair later in life?

Why is it that some children are born with dark hair and then go very fair when they get older, and similarly, why do some children born with fair hair have darker hair later in life?
I was fitting a multi-fuel burner in the living room and want to know where to fit the carbon monoxide detector. Should I fit it high or low?

I was fitting a multi-fuel burner in the living room and want to know where to fit the carbon monoxide detector. Should I fit it high or low?

If tapeworms make you really skinny, why don't you give them to fat people until they lose weight and then take them out?

If tapeworms make you really skinny, why don't you give them to fat people until they lose weight and then take them out?
Why do people fart?

Why do people fart?

How can maggots be used in health care and experiments?

How can maggots be used in health care and experiments?
Has anyone been seriously ill from taking these worms?

Has anyone been seriously ill from taking these worms?

An Invisible Fire Extinguisher

Put out fires without using water, using an invisible fire extinguisher which won't stain the carpet.