Discovery Episodes Episode guide
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American Association for Advancement of Science
Special report from annual meeting of American Association for Advancement of Science
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Gene Therapy
The latest research in gene therapy for heart disease and cystic fibrosis
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Preventing Brain Damage
Preventing brain damage in newborn babies. Also, how Aids is changing in Africa
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Sex
Why, in evolutionary terms, does sex cost so much?
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Neural tube defects
Breakthroughs in detection and treatment of neural tube defects such as in spina bifida
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The power of aspirin
Can the wonder-drug aspirin be made more precise?
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The Life Scientific: Dame Pratibha Gai
Pratibha Gai on her microscope that brought chemical reactions into sharp focus
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The Life Scientific: Catherine Heymans
Astronomer Royal for Scotland Catherine Heymans talks telescopes, dark matter and comedy.
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The Life Scientific: Tim Coulson
Explorations in the world of science.
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The Life Scientific: Brian Schmidt
Explorations in the world of science.
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The Life Scientific: Jacqueline McKinley
Jim Al-Khalili digs into the subterranean world of ancient bones with Jacqueline McKinley.
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The Life Scientific: Jonathan Shepherd
Surgeon Jonathan Shepherd on developing the Cardiff Model of Violence Prevention. (R)
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The Life Scientific: Doyne Farmer
Doyne Farmer on how predict the future to help prevent climate change and win at roulette.
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The Life Scientific: Tori Herridge
Dr Tori Herridge on her fascination with Ice Age elephants and their evolutionary story.
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The Life Scientific: Sir Magdi Yacoub
Professor Sir Magdi Yacoub discusses his career at the cutting edge of transplant surgery
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The Life Scientific: Claudia de Rham
Claudia de Rham on playing with gravity
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The Life Scientific: Neil Lawrence
Neil Lawrence on taking down the 'digital oligarchy' and why we shouldn't fear AI
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The Life Scientific: Liz Morris
Liz Morris on Antarctic adventures and the melting polar ice sheets
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The Life Scientific: Anthony Fauci
Anthony Fauci on a medical career navigating pandemics and presidents
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Tooth and Claw: Praying Mantises
An insect known for eating its prey alive 鈥� including, at times, its own species!
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Tooth and Claw: Leopards
An elusive big cat known for its tree climbing abilities, it stalks and ambushes its prey
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Tooth and Claw: Harpy Eagles
Named after a mythological beast, this raptor is the apex predator of rainforest canopies
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Tooth and Claw: Killer Whales
This black-and-white marine mammal is the undisputed apex predator of the sea
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The Life Scientific - Tim Peake
Tim Peake on his journey to becoming an astronaut and science in space
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Unstoppable: Inge Lehmann
How seismologist Inge Lehmann rewrote geophysics by discovering Earth鈥檚 inner core
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Unstoppable: Tebello Nyokong
Tebello Nyokong is deploying cutting-edge chemistry to revolutionise cancer treatment
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Unstoppable: Kura Paul-Burke
Kura Paul-Burke is combining M膩ori knowledge with marine science to save our ocean
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Unstoppable: Jocelyn Bell Burnell
Jocelyn Bell Burnell discovered a new stellar object to redefine astrophysics at just 24
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Unstoppable: Tu Youyou
Tu Youyou scoured ancient medical texts to find a world-changing treatment for malaria
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Unstoppable: Purnima Devi Barman
Discover how Purnima Devi Barman recruited an army of women to save the storks of India.
