Quantum. Series 2, Episode 10

Description

The latest developments in health, medicine, environmental issues, space and technology feature in this exciting and thought-provoking package of science stories. This episode looks at the discovery that the bacterium responsible for cholera outbreaks is actually a vitally important component of the ocean's ecosystem; new technology which promises to improve the long-term health of micro-prems, babies who are born at 24 weeks-or less; Australian research into the physics of waves at Lake George which is being funded by the US Navy; and an international team of ornithologists who've come to study the birds of Robuck Bay to understand how they prepare for their long return journey that takes them halfway around the world.

Runtime

25 min

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Date of Publication

2013

Database

Alexander Street

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