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02/09/2013

Reviewing research looking to find new cures for diseases that are becoming increasingly resistant to antibiotics. Plus, the work of the People's Trust for Endangered Species.

In just a few years time our hospitals could become dangerous places for patients, with many people dying from simple operations. Some common infections will have no cure. The reason is that common infections are becoming more and more resistant to antibiotics. There's now real urgency to find new drugs. Scientists in Norwich are leading the way and David Whiteley is given exclusive access to exciting research, and reveals how new cures could come from some very unlikely places.

Fifty years ago it's reckoned there were 35 million hedgehogs in this country, but since then numbers have fallen dramatically. It's now thought there could be as few as one million. Inside Out visits the Shepreth Hedgehog hospital in Hertfordshire to see how they are trying to release these animals back into the wild and joins the survey team from People's Trust for Endangered Species in Essex.

Archaeologist Ben Robinson reports on the threat to a vital part of Northamptonshire's heritage. Collyweston Slate is the stone that gives houses here their unique honey coloured roofs. But it's no longer viable to mine the stone and it's running out. Ben takes us on a rare trip down a mine under an industrial estate in Northamptonshire as he tries to find a solution to save this distinctive part of the county's heritage.

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Mon 2 Sep 2013 19:30

Stick insect leads antibiotic hunt

Stick insect leads antibiotic hunt

A microbe in the gut of a stick insect could help scientists to unravel the puzzle of antibiotic resistance.

The giant lime green stick insect, which feeds mainly on eucalyptus leaves, is being studied at the John Innes Centre (JIC) in Norwich.


on the 91热爆 News website.

Insect aid for antibiotics

Insect aid for antibiotics

A microbe in the gut of a stick insect could help scientists to unravel the puzzle of antibiotic resistance.

on the 91热爆 News website.听

Collyweston slate

Collyweston slate

Collyweston slate has helped define the look of some of England's most well-loved traditional buildings.

Now English Heritage and other partners are researching whether mining could become commonplace once again, by seeing if they can speed up the timely process of the rock being ready for the roof.

on the 91热爆 News website.

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Role Contributor
Presenter David Whiteley
Reporter Ben Robinson
Series Editor Diana Hare

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  • Mon 2 Sep 2013 19:30