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Science In Action: 01/10/2010

01/10/2010

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Will a road through Tanzania's Serengeti create an eco-disaster?

Serengeti road eco-controversy; China space mission; world's largest offshore wind farm; artificial pancreas

Serengeti road controversy
A group of zoologists say that a proposed road through the Serengeti National Park in Tanzania will cause an ecological disaster.  They say the planned transport route will block the annual migration of 1.5 million wildebeest and zebra, with profound knock-on effects throughout the world-famous ecosystem.


The latest from Space
A round-up from BBC News' Spaceman Jon Amos: China's new mission to the Moon, and the news and mood from this year's International Astronautical Meeting in the Czech Republic.


An astronomical Moment of Genius
Galileo's decision to point his telescope at the night sky inspires Professor Jeff Hoffman, retired astronaut and fixer of the Hubble Space Telescope.


The world's largest offshore wind farm
With its 100 wind turbines in operation, the Thanet wind farm will supply 200,000 British homes with their electricity needs.  Built off the southeast coast of the UK, it's a milestone for country lagging behind most of Europe in renewable energy.


An artificial pancreas for diabetics
Prof Joan Taylor of De Montfort University describes her 'smart' polymer device aimed at mimicking the pancreas' role in delivering insulin as and when it is needed by the body.  The implant is still under development and several years from being available to people with diabetes.  However it promises to be an alternative to daily insulin injections and insulin pumps.  Its design is aimed at reducing the life-threatening complications associated with diabetes.

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