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Science In Action Episodes Episode guide
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'Junk Food is more dangerous than GM Food'
Two scientists review what we really know about genetically modified crops and foods
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'Fat' Gene commands fat Fee
American biotechnology company pays $20 million for the patent of the ob 'fat' gene
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'Exercise in a pill' – for mice
Drugs that deliver the health benefits of exercise are tested on mice
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'Ever-young' Gene and its Nanog Protein discovered
"Ever-young" gene allows an adult cell to rewind to its embryonic stem cell state
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'Eat less and live longer' is the Lab Rats' Message
Will we choose to live to eat – or eat less to live longer?
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'Did you feel it?' – the Online Earthquake Test
How the US Geological Survey studies earthquakes
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'Child Mortality should be a Global Concern'
How and why 10 million children die unnecessarily each year