Science In Action Episodes Available now
Predicting Future Science
Looking forward into a new millennium, possible scientific breakthroughs of the future
Who is your Scientist of the Millennium?
The panel discuss listeners' nominees for scientist of the millennium
How many genes does an Organism Need?
Counting the vital genes in tiny organisms refined by two billion years of evolution
Keeping one step ahead of the Flu Virus
How vaccine developers keep one step ahead of the ever-mutating influenza virus
New Clue in the study of Auto-immune Diseases
The protein causing joint arthritis in mice is identifed
Understanding different Pain Responses
Separating chronic pain from the ordinary pain response that protects us
Malaria Researchers offer new Hope with Genome Maps
The malaria parasite's genome has been mapped 鈥� twice
Saving Lives and Livelihoods in natural Disasters
How successful are attempts at "natural disaster reduction"?
Eavesdropping on Elephants
Eavesdropping on elephant conversations in the wild
Inserting new Brain Cells to combat Disease
Will adding new brain cells be the answer to Parkinson's disease and Alzheimer's?
