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Science on Film
Enter the world where surgeons administer shocks to patients’ hearts to brace them for surgery, and body odours are being used in the fight against malaria. This is no wacky parallel universe. This is the incredible world of current science.
This January, eight scientists and eight filmmakers were challenged to collaborate as part of the groundbreaking initiative: Science On Film. Watch the films here.
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Blood, Tears And Sweat
Mosquitoes have killed more people than all the wars in history. The war against mosquitoes is fought on many fronts. Experiments with people whose natural body odours repel mosquitoes have helped scientists at Rothamsted Research to make advances in the search for a cheap safe mosquito repellent.
by Khaldoon Ahmed and Dr James Logan
Sound Waves
A cochlear implant (CI) is a surgically implanted electronic device which can make it possible for the profoundly deaf to hear sound. Although it sounds like a miracle cure, the use of cochlear implants is controversial, particularly amongst the deaf community. Two families, both with children who are deaf. One has decided to have a CI for their son, the other has not. Why?
by Sasha Andrews and Jeanne Guiraud
Blood Sample
When an emergency is admitted to the Homerton Hospital where he works in the Pathology Department, Bala has three minutes to test the blood sample and find the right match. If he makes a mistake, the patient may die.
by Steve Jackman and Bala Sirigireddy
Over My Left Shoulder
Post-natal depression can lead new mothers with no history of mental illness to the verge of suicide. We follow the journey of one such woman who, following very serious post-natal depression, bravely decided to have another baby.
by Oonagh Kearney and Adil Akram
Ginger
Comedian Paul Smith is fed up with being heckled for his red hair. His quest to find out what’s good about being ginger leads him to some bizarre facts and stories.
by Nick Rutter and Dr Helen Cooper
Life Support
We walk on it, we build on it, it provides our food yet what do we really know about soil? An exploration of the astounding biodiversity found in our backyards.
by Dr Barry J. Gibb and Dr Emma Pilgrim
First Blood
New advances in stem cell research come with the promise of potential cures for major diseases. This has persuaded Hattie to pay £1500 pounds for her baby’s cord blood to be stored while her friend Charlotte decided against. Has Hattie wasted her money? Or is Charlotte failing to protect her child?
by Tom Mustill and Sarah Main
The Good Heart Attack
Even though scientists were able to make a dog’s heart beat outside its body seventy years ago, today, the heart still remains a mystery, At UCL London, surgeons have recently discovered that delivering a small shock to the heart can condition and protect it against the stress of major heart surgery. It works, but why?
by Uli Hesse and Dr Sean Davidson
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