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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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Can Elephants Run?
Jon Stewart visits Woburn Safari Park to talk to the scientists who are trying to find out how elephants walk, and sometimes even run.
By attaching sensors to their muscles they are using the information to help with elephant medical problems including arthritis.
Life Deep Underground
Bacteria that survive using the energy from Uranium in rock 3 miles below ground have been reported this week in the journal Science.
Found in water in a South African gold mine – completely independent of any other life – could these findings mean we can expect to find life on Mars or below the surface of other planets?
Human Evolution
As reports in the press this week suggest humans may split into different species, geneticist Steve Jones reports on the reality behind the findings.
Greenland Ice Sheets
Recent analyses of data from the GRACE satellites have reported dramatic losses from the Greenland ice sheets.
Reporting in this week’s journal Science a new analysis says the loss is happening but at a slower rate than has recently been reported.
Anti Microbial Peptides
As conventional antibiotics increasingly face the problem of resistance we hear about a new class of chemicals that may be able to target specific diseases without the problems of antibiotic resistance.
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