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Leading Edge brings you the latest news from the world of science. Geoff Watts celebrates discoveries as soon as they're being talked about - on the internet, in coffee rooms and bars; often before they're published in journals. And he gets to grips with not just the science, but with the controversies and conversation that surround it.
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| "A seedling of the parasitic plant Cuscuta pentagona attaches to a tomato plant."Ìý[Picture by Justin Runyon (Courtesy of De Moraes and Mescher Labs)] |
Cloning in Iran
As part of Radio 4's Uncovering Iran season Geoff Watts hears a report from Tehran about the latest research into animal cloning, stem cells and the pragmatic approach that Islamic law takes to regulate some of this latest research into biotechnology.
First pictures of the Earth breathing
Scientists at Leicester University have for the first time, captured a detailed picture of how carbon dioxide is taken up by plants across the world.
Using sensitive satellite instrumentation they can detect levels of carbon and find out if forests might be able to offset increasing carbon in the atmosphere.
Highest telescope being built in Chile
The highest telescope on Earth is being built in the Atacama desert.
There the unique atmospheric, dry conditions will allow astronomers to peer into the furthest depths of the Universe.
How do scientists work at such high altitudes? Jane Chambers reports from Chile.
Plant detection
Plants release volatile chemicals into the atmosphere. This week a report in Science says that parasitic plants are exploiting these smelly cues to help find a host. Could this be a useful form of weed control?
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