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Robotic Mimicry
21 May 2009
Scientists at the University of California Berkeley are convinced they are offering a breakthrough in robot design comparable to the way the PC revolutionised computing. Their study of living organisms has offered insights which they have adapted to the world's first robotic cockroach. Dr...
National Curriculum Year 9
Otto Nordenskjold
29 Apr 2010
Early Antarctic explorer Otto Nordenskjold is one of the most significant pioneers of Antarctic research though he has received little recognition for his work. His expedition from 1901 to 1904 collected a remarkable range of fossils and performed meteorological studies. He was interested in...
National Curriculum Year 8
Dr Craig Venter
27 May 2010
Dr Graham Phillips interviews Dr J Craig Venter just before he announced the first successful synthesis of a self-replicating bacterium. This process involved manufacturing a genome from scratch and then transferring it into a living bacterial cell. These custom-built organisms have the potential...
National Curriculum Year 10
Researchers Develop Desal On A Chip
22 Mar 2010
The story describes the invention of a nanotechnology-sized device to purify water. The device uses the idea that charged particles experience a force in an electric field. Salt [which produces electrically charged particles when dissolved in water] and other unwanted particles, like cells, viruses...
National Curriculum Year 8
Catalyst: Stem Cell Ethics
08 Apr 2010
The program is a follow up to Making Life screened the previous week where the process of making pluripotent stem cells from skin cells was described and where the potential to use these IPS cells (induced pluripotent stem cells) instead of human embryos in stem cell therapies was discussed. This...
National Curriculum Year 10
Catalyst: Making Life
01 Apr 2010
The program describes the ground breaking work of Japanese scientists in creating an alternative type of pluripotent stem cell, not from embryos but from skin cells. Unexpectedly, Chinese researchers then have shown that these cells have the potential to create new life. The program provides an...
National Curriculum Year 10
Grey Water Uses
12 Mar 2010
Josh Byrne, environmental scientist, talks about using grey water safely around the home as a way of saving water. He gives some practical tips on water re-use and conservation.
National Curriculum Year 8
Marijuana Madness
30 Oct 2008
Is there truth behind Reefer Madness? A thorough analysis of recent research that demonstrates the relationship between marijuana and psychosis and how marijuana actually affects the brain.
BOS NSW Syllabus Years 11 and 12
Cholera's prevention preferable to its cure
10 Sep 2009
Many people on Earth are vulnerable to dreadful diseases that we don't normally give a thought to. This disease is associated with bacteria carried by water and the disruption to our water balance. Dr Karl looks at the causes and effects of cholera as part of our search for better health.
BOS NSW Syllabus Years 11 and 12
Spare parts
31 Aug 2009
A bionic eye, a new heart grown in the lab, spinal implants that will help quadriplegics walk again... The article deals with the historical and future development of our use of implants including the bionic ear and eye. Research into tissue regeneration and bionic regeneration is outlined.
BOS NSW Syllabus Years 11 and 12
