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Science programme reporting on developments across the disciplines

Science programme reporting on developments across the disciplines. Each week, scientists describe their work, conveying the excitement they feel for their research projects

Material World: 30/09/2010

30/09/2010

BBC Radio 4 - Material World, 30/09/2010

Quentin Cooper investigates the news in science and science in the news.

Quentin Cooper investigates the news in science and science in the news, includind a new, habitable planet, behaviour on the internet, dry water and Francis Crick's lost letters.

Quentin Cooper presents the week's digest of science in and behind the headlines. In this edition: the latest planet capable of supporting life; how the World Wide Web unveils the laws of our collective behaviour; 'dry water' - a powder that's 95% H2O; and the discovery of Francis Crick's lost correspondence, revealing the fractious exchanges between the rival parties hunting the structure of DNA. 

The producer is Roland Pease.

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