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Superhero 3D X-ray vision
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Professor Sir Alec Jeffreys discusses the process of genetic (DNA) fingerprinting including the forensic use of genetic fingerprinting, and how your DNA can now be used to determine what colour you are and what you look like. Also binge-drinking and why it's bad for you, why people who fidget are thinner, telephone calls peak around the full moon..., genetically-modified chickens that lay eggs containing drugs and why stress is bad for your heart.
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A novel way to reduce road-noise, a new test for Down Syndrome, a lie-detector for your mobile phone, laser-glasses to give super-human eyesight, websites of the week, and Dr. Clive Svendsen, interview guest, telling us what a stem cell is, where stem cells come from, how can stem cells be used therapeutically
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Blue roses for Valentines day, electric dog muzzles, X-raying paintings to see what's hidden underneath, websites of the week, and an interview with Prof. Peter McNaughton who discusses pain including what is pain, what causes pain, how do nerves detect and signal pain, and how can we treat pain ?
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Learn more about science, technology and medicine with Cambridge University Dr. Chris Smith and The Naked Scientists Online, using this online, on-demand internet science radio show. The Naked Scientists Online and ScienceWorld is dedicated to public understanding of science, how things work, science education, science experiments, science projects and free medical advice.
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Learn more about science, technology and medicine with Cambridge University Dr. Chris Smith and the Naked Scientists Online, using this online, on-demand internet science radio show. The Naked Scientists Online and ScienceWorld is dedicated to public understanding of science, how things work, science education, science experiments, science projects and free medical advice.
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Learn more about science, technology and medicine with Cambridge University Dr. Chris Smith and the Naked Scientists Online, using this online, on-demand internet science radio show. The Naked Scientists Online and ScienceWorld is dedicated to public understanding of science, how things work, science education, science experiments, science projects and free medical advice.
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Genetically modified apples and strawberry's prevent tooth decay, a gadget to help athletes train, female Polar Bears develop male genitalia, a machine to predict heart attacks. Plus an interview with Dr. John Duncan, MRC Scientist from Cambridge University who looks at what intelligence is, what makes some people 'intelligent', what is IQ (intelligence quotient), is intelligence something we are born with (nature), or can intelligence be learned (nurture). Cognitive and brain scientist John Duncan talks about IQ, and where in the brain is intelligence?
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Tennis players balls are getting bigger, pheromone face-wipes to boost sex appeal, beer rich in antioxidants, viruses cause obesity, more powerful microchips on the way, Noah's ark frozen DNA zoo to combat extinction, caucasians face extinction, electronic ink invented, plus an interview with Dr. Chandy Nath, a Glaciologist. The Antarctic Ice contains a snap-shot of Earth's past climate frozen in time. Analysis of Antarctic ice (glaciology) can tell us about the climate in the past and how the climate may be changing today.
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Learn more about science, technology and medicine with Cambridge University Drs. Chris Smith and Shibley Rahman using this online, on-demand internet science radio show. The Naked Scientists Online and ScienceWorld is dedicated to public understanding of science, how things work, science education, science experiments, science projects and free medical advice.
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Chocolate is good for you, Drs test an artificial heart on a human, Why Germans are grumpy, Chimps are becoming chefs (Watch out Jamie Oliver !) and Chris Howe joins ScienceWorld to discuss the microscopic world of algae.
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Giant Squid specimen discovered in the Orkneys, Sweaty feet attract mosquitos, Methanol-powered batteries for mobile phones, Boosting the efficiency of mammalian cloning techniques, and an interview with Liz Hyde, director of The Sedgewick Museum, Cambridge
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