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The team explore how eco-friendly clothing could soon be made from chicken feathers and wheat; how mosquitoes use the harmonics of their wing beats to choose a mate; the new protein that could help... fight blindness; a gene that may predict heart disease; the discovery of a new species of pink iguana on the Galapagos Islands; the discovery that the brain uses a tagging system to make us notice things.Plus in 'Stuff and Non-Science', do your eyes pop out when you sneeze?
The team explore how eco-friendly clothing could soon be made from chicken feathers and wheat; how mosquitoes use the harmonics of their wing beats to choose a mate; the new protein that could help... fight blindness; a gene that may predict heart disease; the discovery of a new species of pink iguana on the Galapagos Islands; the discovery that the brain uses a tagging system to make us notice things.Plus in 'Stuff and Non-Science', do your eyes pop out when you sneeze?
| Series: | Breaking science |
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| First transmission date: | 2009-01-11 |
| Original broadcast channel: | BBC radio |
| Published: | 2009 |
| Rights Statement: | Rights owned or controlled by The Open University |
| Restrictions on use: | This material can be used in accordance with The Open University conditions of use. A link to the conditions can be found at the bottom of all OU Digital Archive web pages. |
| Duration: | 00:25:00 |
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| Producer: | Diana O'Carroll |
| Presenter: | Chris Smith |
| Contributors: | Chris Smith; Helen Scales; Ben Arthur; Lauren Cator; Andy Parton; Stephen Juan |
| Publisher: | BBC Open University |
| Production number: | AUDA749B |
| Available to public: | no |
