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3 Sep 2014:
Rebekah Higgitt: 100 years ago, British scientists travelled to Australia for the annual meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science. The event was meant to promote science, progress and empire but was overshadowed by the announcement of war
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1 Sep 2014: If you were going back in time, what bit of scientific knowledge would help you survive? Vanessa Heggie is running an event at the British Science Festival which tries to answer this tricky question.
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16 Sep 2013:
As the UK badger cull gets under way, we discuss the methods and whether it's likely to work. Plus, geoengineering, Voyager 1 and epigenetics
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17 Jul 2013:
Next week Manchester hosts the biggest ever history of science conference. Rebekah Higgitt looks at how it compares to the British Association for the Advancement of Science meetings held there in the 19th century
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10 Sep 2012:
Computational biologist Dr Ewan Birney explains the objectives of the Encode project
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19 Sep 2011:
Dark matter, microwave biomass recycling and the economic benefits of happiness were among the highlights of this year's British Science Festival in Bradford
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16 Sep 2011: Statistically-based performance management systems are the future for elite sport, says expert Prof Bill Gerrard
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14 Sep 2011: Researchers now realise that some of what had been termed 'junk DNA' actually has important health functions
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14 Sep 2011:
Heavy drinkers are being subsidised by ordinary shoppers in supermarkets, according to medical experts
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13 Sep 2011: Scientists to establish international network aimed at integrating new forensic advances into 'content transference'
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13 Sep 2011:
Large doses of vitamins B6, B12 and folic acid reduced shrinkage of brain by 30% over course of two-year study
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12 Sep 2011:
2012 Games will be 'riskiest yet' for athletes using illegal methods to enhance performance
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12 Sep 2011: Mobile phones, iPads and cars all contain precious materials whose supply may run out faster than we think
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17 Sep 2010: Study in mice suggests that just a tenth of the dose of Prozac most commonly prescribed for depression could reduce the symptoms of PMS
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17 Sep 2010:
At the British Science Festival yesterday, science minister David Willetts answered questions about cuts in science spending. Alok Jha was not impressed
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