Material World
Weekly science conversation, on everything from archaeology to zoology, from abacus to the antipodean rodent zyzomys, by way of meteorites. Presented by Quentin Cooper, and airing every Thursday, 4:30 pm.
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Birth of an ocean, artificial sperm and long life 07 Jul 09
Thu, 9 Jul 09
Duration:
28 minsQuentin hears about the Birth of an Ocean - in the Afar triangle of the Horn of Africa, which is breaking away from the mother continent; the science behind this week's headlines on artificial sperm from Newcastle University; and the Easter Island compound, Rapamycin, that could help us all live to an older age.
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