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22nd Nov 2009

Science Down Under


Chris Smith
A koala climbing up a tree in Cape Otway National Park, Victoria, Australia.

This week, we head down under to explore the latest Australasian science - we'll discover the new, state-of-the-art facility where high-tech lasers and cameras breed the best plants; explore a new remedy for wine ruined by bush fires and find out why grapes killing themselves is the tip to a wonderful tipple.  We also reveal two new bowel-bugs that cause gastroenteritis and why porridge is good for your guts. Plus, we investigate the best temperatures for serving wine in Question of the Week!

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Interviews

Discovering New Viruses

Jan Arthur discusses how her team find new viruses by analysing faecal samples...

(c) rosevita (Morguefile)

Learning to make wine

We find out about one of the world's few degrees where drinking and making wine are the main things on the agenda...

(c) Agricultural Research Service,

Too Much Boron

Tim Sutton is grappling with the problem of too much Boron in Southern Australia...

(c) El C at Wikipedia

Bushfires and Wine-making

Bushfires can ruin a wine when smoke chemicals penetrate the grapevine. But now Adelaide-based scientists may have come up with a way to rescue a smoke-damaged vintage...

(c) Roepers at nl.wikipedia
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Remote Monitoring of Plants and Keeping an Eye on Salinity

We learn how to monitor plants using conveyor belts in one of the world's biggest greenhouses, plus how scientists are trying to solve the problem of increasing soil salinity...

(c) Myrabella

Polysaccharides - The Key to a Healthy Intestine.

We discover the health benefits of cereals rich in polysaccharides...

(c) Tomascastelazo @ Wikipedia

Finding the perfect grape for making wine

We discover how the timing of a grape killing itself, is the secret to a producing a good wine...


QotW

(c) Anfre Karwath at Wikimedia Commons

Why are wines served at different temperatures?

Why do we serve white wine when chilled and red wine at room temperature?




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