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Our Changing World for Thursday 17 April 2014

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  • Bee-friendly Insecticides

    science environment

    9:46 PM.University of Otago geneticist Peter Dearden is using the bee genome to develop a bee-friendly insecticide. Read more Audio

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  • Estrogen Mimics

    science environment

    9:34 PM.The plasticiser and pestidicide, dibutylphthalate, is being studied to determine why it may cause developmental defects in men Read more Audio

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  • Marcus Chown Explains the Big Stuff

    science economy

    9:20 PM.Astrophysicist and writer Marcus Chown talks about his latest book, What a Wonderful World. Read more Audio

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  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles and Ecology

    technology science

    9:06 PM.UAVs are being used to collect spatial data for ecological research after frustrations with satellite photos being obscured by cloud cover Read more Audio

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  • Previous Episode: Thursday, 10 April 2014
  • Next Episode: Thursday, 24 April 2014
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