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Pedigree Dogs
17 Sep 2009
In August 2008, the BBC aired a documentary which claimed that a century of inbreeding and extreme selection to win shows has created a health and welfare scandal related to pedigree pets. This program follows up on reactions to the UK documentary. It examines changes that have occurred since it...
National Curriculum Year 10
Fab Fibre
15 Apr 2010
A research team from the Garvan Institute in Sydney has recently published research findings that connect diet and intestinal bacteria with healthier immune systems. The program examines this link and possible inflammatory diseases that might be treated by a change in diet. The experiences of a...
National Curriculum Year 10
Eureka People's Choice Awards Finalists
09 Jul 2009
The program interviews and briefly describes the research of 3 finalists for the 2009 Eureka People's Choice Awards. Dr Amanda Barnard is a physicist from CSIRO materials Science and Engineering Victoria. Her discovery unlocks the potential to use tiny diamonds (nanodiamonds) for medical...
National Curriculum Year 10
Dugongs
17 Sep 2009
The program is about dugongs, a protected marine animal that is still threaten with extinction, and the research scientists from the University of Queensland are carrying out into their behaviour and breeding patterns in an effort to ensure their future. The scientists are pioneering a new way of...
National Curriculum Year 7
Devil In The Detail
18 Jun 2009
Tasmanian Devils are threatened with extinction. They are afflicted by a unique type of contagious cancer that's never been seen in nature before. Unless the spread of the cancer can be stopped, they could be wiped out with devastating effect to Tasmania's ecosystems. New research from human cancer...
National Curriculum Year 10
Dengue Mozzie
03 Sep 2009
The program investigates the research project of a team of Queensland scientists who have come up with a new way of stopping the spread of Dengue fever in Australia and other countries. The program provides background information about the cause of Dengue fever, its symptoms and effects and some...
National Curriculum Year 9
Complex Pain
09 Jul 2010
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome [CRPS] is a condition where pain never goes away after an injury and may even get worse. The pain becomes a disease in its own right. It is a severe neurological disorder. The program investigates this disease by interviewing two people affected, and exploring the...
National Curriculum Year 9
Charcot-Marie-Tooth [Cmt] Disease
28 May 2010
Dr Maryanne Demasi reports on a research project at the Children's Hospital where a new treatment for a genetic neurological disorder, CMT disease, is being trialed. This project has developed from a research finding in France where mice with the disease responded to treatment with ascorbic acid...
National Curriculum Year 9
Clever Cancer
27 May 2010
Dr Mary Demasi reports on a research project at the Garvan Institute in Sydney where scientists are studying a relatively new area called "epigenetics". This work with prostrate cancer shows that it's genes being turned on and off, not genetic change that controls the growth of some...
National Curriculum Year 10
Is Aluminium Toxic?
26 Mar 2010
Dr Peter Dingle looks at the question: is aluminium cookware safe to use? He identifies some sources of aluminium other than cookware that may affect our health, and gives some strategies to avoid aluminium additives.
National Curriculum Year 7
