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26th Nov 2006

Repairing the Retina and Spinal Cord


Chris Smith

Kat Arney

Repairing damage in the nervous system is incredibly challenging, but our guests this week have some promising solutions. Consultant ophthalmologist Dr Robert MacLaren from Moorfields Eye Hospital and colleagues at University College London have discovered a way to encourage the growth of photoreceptors in the retinas of blind mice, and Professor Geoff Raisman from University College London will discuss his research into spinal cord repair. In Kitchen Science, Derek Thorne and Hugh Hunt take a closer look at the aerodynamics of a ping pong ball.

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News

 

The Nano Piano

Could nano-music be on the way? Probably not, but scientists at Delft University in the Netherlands have successfully made and tuned the world's smallest piano wire. The wire is made of tiny carbon nanotubes, just 2 nanometers in diameter and one micrometer lo...

 

X-ray-ted Molecular Movies

Scientists have found a way to see molecules in motion, providing us with new insights into the way complex chemistry takes place. Zurich University's Peter Hamm and his team have used a technique called infra-red spectroscopy to track the movements of individ...

 

Bling Helps To Detect Cocaine

This week we've been hearing about the radioactive Polonium poisoning that killed Russian Alexander Litvinenko. Although that's extremely rare, doctors are often faced with patients that have been poisoned with more common substances, or have taken drugs overd...

 

Bug Helps Chemo Home in on Cancer

Scientists have found a bacterium that can help target anti-cancer drugs to the heart of a tumour, reducing the damage done to healthy tissues and minimising side effects. Writing in this weeks edition of the journal Science, Bert Vogelstein and his team, from...



Questions

 

What are the properties of baking soda that allow it to alleviate nasty odours in my refrigerator?


 

A car across the street has a flashing blue security light that's very faint when you look straight at it. But when you look at it sideways, the blue light's much brighter. Why is this?


 

If the retina is grown on the back of the eye, as a part of the back of the eye, why does it seem to detach so easily, under different conditions?


 

I had a detached retina in 1980. Although it was repaired in 1982, would it be possible to make it better than it is now? I currently have monocular vision.


 

He has a lazy eye. It can't be rectified because it's something to do with the brain not connecting with the eye properly. He - why can't that be fixed, in general terms?



Kitchen Science

 

The Aerodynamics of a Ping Pong Ball

If you've ever wanted to make a ping pong ball levitate in mid air - this kitchen science is for you. This week Derek and Hugh Hunt are with Nick and Christian from Norwich School trying to investigate how we can make something levitate without using dodgy magic tricks!




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