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Dog Origins, DNA & Identity, Medical Isotope Shortage

By David Baron

Podcast 31: Were dogs domesticated for food? Papua New Guinea's bizarre creatures. Genes and human identity. And hospitals cope with a global shortage of medical isotopes. »

Spain Uses the Sun, an Inbred Royal Family

By admin

Podcast 10: Spain leads the way in wind and solar energy. An innovative design for cardboard solar ovens. And the genetic demise of the Spanish Hapsburg Dynasty. »

Three Malaria Stories, plus Pigs and Hippos

By admin

Podcast 7: Fighting malaria, in Cambodia and the United States. A project to map the DNA of every mosquito species. Plus meteorites in Sudan and the revival an ancient harp. »

New Stem Cell Rules, The First Horsemen

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Podcast 5: New U.S. stem cell rules. Ancient horses. A European pesticide controversy. And a Bolshevik murder mystery solved after nearly a century. »