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Parasite Adaptation - Fire Safety Engineering
Quentin Cooper explores the latest research into the sexual habits of the malaria parasite

The Baby - Wonderland
Quentin Cooper celebrates the 60th anniversary of the modern computer.

Seaweed and Iodine - Kamchatka Forest
Quentin Cooper looks at the iodine content of seaweed and its connection to local weather.

Telescope - Randomness
Quentin Cooper looks at materials that can map decay in a child's teeth.

Science Vs the Rest of the World
Quentin Cooper talks to scientists at the Hay Literary Festival.

Predicting Natural Disasters - Forensic Engineering
Quentin Cooper reports on ingenious new techniques in the fight against crime.

Severn Barrage - Skeletons and TB
Quentin Cooper follows research into how the TB bacterium has evolved over the centuries.

Tissue Engineering - Swarm Intelligence
Quentin Cooper explores how human tissues are being grown by using man made 'scaffolds'.

Back to the Future: Dan Dare - Synthetic Biology
Quentin Cooper discusses the postwar boom in science and technology with Ben Russell.

Designer Soils - Stealth Warships
Quentin Cooper explores new research into keeping warships and aircraft undetected.