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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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"If what interests you are new and exciting ideas, it's science you should be turning to. And whether it's the Human Genome Project or the origins of the Universe, Leading Edge is the place to hear about them."
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Tropical Biodiversity
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There are more than 10 times more species of plants and animals in the tropics than in regions closer to the poles.
New research in this week's journal Science points to why the tropics are aÌýsource of such abundant life, and provides evidence that they were historically, and remain as, the source that drives evolution across the whole planet.
Nobel Prizes
This week saw the announcement of the Nobel prizes for medicine, chemistry and physics.
Geoff uncovers the research behind the prizes and why one might herald a new era in medicine as important as the discovery of antibiotics.
Space Medicine
Some future missions to space could last for years. What are the long term effects of microgravity and cosmic radiation on human health?
Jon Stewart reports from the 3rd annual conference of space medicine.
He finds out how surgery might be performed in space and what measures can be taken to protect the health of future astronauts.
Beauty and the Brain
Why does the brain find certain things more beautiful than others?
Geoff Watts visits the lab of Piotr Winkielman the scientist who is testing what we find attractive and why.
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