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: Anthony Fauci
Explorations in the world of science.
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Tooth and Claw
Exploring our complex and challenging relationships with Earth鈥檚 greatest predators.
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Tooth and Claw: Leopards
A big cat which can be found from the south of Africa to the far east of Asia.
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Tooth and Claw: Harpy Eagles
In this episode we鈥檙e talking about the most powerful bird of prey 鈥� the harpy eagle!
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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 (R)
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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.
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The Life Scientific: Dr Nira Chamberlain
Nira Chamberlain on how mathematics can solve real-world problems.
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The Life Scientific - Anna Korre
Explorations in the world of science
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The Life Scientific - Rosalie David
Explorations in the world of science
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The Life Scientific - Peter Stott
Explorations in the world of science
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The Life Scientific - Ijeoma Uchegbu
Explorations in the world of science
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The Life Scientific - Darren Croft
Explorations in the world of science.
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The Life Scientific: Bill Gates
The Gates Foundation has tackled issues around health, education, and climate change
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Uncharted: A different kind of justice
A small, informal survey leads to shocking revelations about the US justice system
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Uncharted: The golden spike
Hannah Fry explores two tales of data and discovery
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Uncharted: Songs of the sea
Hannah Fry explores two tales of data and discovery
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Uncharted: The grain of truth
Hannah Fry explores two tales of data and discovery
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Uncharted: Love Bytes
Hannah Fry explores two tales of data and discovery.
