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Stem Cells

What impact will stem cell cloning have on the treatment of human diseases and disorders?

First broadcast: 16 May 2013

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Megabeast Extinction

Did climate change kill ancient Australia's megabeasts?

First broadcast: 09 May 2013

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New Bird Flu

Will the new H7N9 strain of bird flu present a wider threat to humans?

First broadcast: 02 May 2013

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The Structure of DNA

DNA - its discovery and how the double helix has shaped biological science since

First broadcast: 25 Apr 2013

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Iran Earthquake

Why Iran has earthquakes so often, and the dangers posed by aftershocks

First broadcast: 18 Apr 2013

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Dinosaur Embryos

Exploring early embryonic development of dinosaurs showed they wriggled in their eggs

First broadcast: 11 Apr 2013

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Foot and Mouth

A new vaccine could help reduce the spread of Foot and Mouth virus in many countries

First broadcast: 04 Apr 2013

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Giant squid secrets revealed

All giant squid are just one global species despite individuals looking different

First broadcast: 21 Mar 2013

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Water on Mars?

Nasa's Curiosity rover finds rock indicating that there may have been water on Mars.

First broadcast: 14 Mar 2013

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Learning from the Japanese earthquake

What we’ve learnt about earthquakes and tsunamis since the 2011 Tohoku quake in Japan

First broadcast: 07 Mar 2013

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