Biology
The Forum. Challenges of Nanoscience. Audio, 28 minutes
Transforming biosciences with particles just a few billionths of a metre across.
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The Why Factor. Symmetry. Audio, 18 minutes
Why does symmetry exist and why do we see such beauty in it?
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The Why Factor. The Kiss. Audio, 18 minutes
Why do humans kiss?
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The Life Scientific. Veronica van Heyningen. Audio, 28 minutes
Jim Al-Khalili talks to Veronica van Heyningen about the gene that builds the eye.
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Cricket Cabaret. Audio, 15 minutes
Quirky sound composition inspired by the songs of crickets.
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The Life Scientific. Nicky Clayton. Audio, 30 minutes
Nicky Clayton talks to Prof Jim Al-Khalili about her work on the intelligence of birds.
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The Life Scientific. Molly Stevens. Audio, 30 minutes
Jim al-Khalili talks to a scientist who grows human bones in a test tube, Molly Stevens.
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Four Thought. Series 2, Ed Yong: The Philosophy of Bacteria. Audio, 15 minutes
Science journalist Ed Yong explores the implications of being host to billions of microbes
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Frontiers. Ageing and Telomeres. Audio, 30 minutes
Is there a test for how long you will live? Controversies in cutting edge ageing research.
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Scientists of the Subprime. Audio, 30 minutes
Ehsan Masood examines how science could help prevent future banking crises.
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Nature. Series 2, The Vogelkop Bowerbird. Audio, 30 minutes
A close encounter with two birds that revealed an exquisite courtship performance.
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Inflamed Response. Audio, 30 minutes
Research is giving new insights into the relationship between mind and body.
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Frontiers. Coral Reefs. Audio, 30 minutes
Andrew Luck-Baker visits the Pacific islands of Palau to witness a mass spawning.
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Essential Guide. Gene Pioneers - Part Three. Audio, 28 minutes
Molecular biologist Inda Vermer talks about gene therapy
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Chill Out. Ban on Human Cloning. Audio, 28 minutes
Identical but not twins- Cloning. The reality is in our grasp
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Desert Island Discs. Sir John Sulston. Audio, 45 minutes
Sue Lawley's castaway is biologist Sir John Sulston
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The Beginner's Guide to Science. Biodiversity. Audio, 13 minutes
Preserving the environment aids biodiversity
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Experiments that Changed the World. Nikolaas Tinbergen's Basic Instincts. Audio, 13 minutes
The study of animal behaviour was developed by Nikolaas Tinbergen
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The Works. Learning from Nature. Audio, 29 minutes
Biology has a wonderful research and development programme
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Bluffer's Guide To Science. Evolution. Audio, 5 minutes
The theory of evolution, one of the main building block of modern science, is explained
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Global Concerns. The Simon-Ehrlich Wager. Audio, 14 minutes
The environmental debate between economist Julian Simon and biologist Paul R Ehrlich
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The Liberated Male. Men Will Be Men. Audio, 27 minutes
A look at masculininty and how boys become programmed to be men
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