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LEADING EDGE
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Thursday 21:00-21:30
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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ThursdayÌý21 JuneÌý2007
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Geoff Watts discovers just how ingenious the echolocation system of bats is at the University of Maryland inÌýthe US.

Birth order and IQ

Scientists in Norway have worked out why elder siblings have a higher IQ than their younger brothers and sisters.

Professor Petter Kristensen of the University of Oslo explains.Ìý



Musical proteins

Californian researchers have converted parts of the human genetic code into music to help explain how genetic diseases work.

Molly Bentley investigates.



Bat Lab

Geoff takes a tour of the University of Maryland’s Bat Lab to discover how the flying mammals paint an extrodinarily complex picture of their environment using only sound.



Human susceptibility to HIV

Professor Michael Emerman, of the University of Washington in Seattle, explains why humans are more susceptible to HIV than other primates.Ìý

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