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Title Catalyst: Making Life/Growing Glaciers/Thomas Borody/Animal Action
Published Australia : ABC, 2010
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Summary Making life from skin cells; New Zealand glaciers on the increase; a new cure for chronic inflammatory diseases; and what lurks deep beneath the waters of Ningaloo Marine Park.MAKING LIFEBecause embryos are potential human beings, embryonic stem cell research stirs furious ethical debate. But in what is being hailed as the stem cell breakthrough of the century, Japanese scientists have discovered an alternative type of cell similar to embryonic stem cells, only these are derived from our skin. Chinese researchers then shocked the world by proving these cells had the potential to create new life. Dr Maryanne Demasi travelled to China to find out how.GROWING GLACIERSEvidence from many sources shows the average global climate is warming. Glaciers are a good indicator of climate change, generally speaking the warmer it gets the more they shrink. But, recently there has been much concern that not all glaciers are following this pattern. Dr Paul Willis treks across the Fox and Franz Joseph Glaciers in New Zealand to find out why they are bucking the trend.THOMOS BORODYStress and lifestyle were once thought to be the cause of stomach ulcers. In 2005 Robin Warren and Barry Marshall were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology for their discovery of a bacteria and its role in gastric ulcer disease - helicobacter pylori. The gastroenterologist responsible for developing an antibiotic treatment for ulcers was Dr Thomas Borody. In this 'Science in Profile' segment, we find out about his research into other debilitating chronic inflammatory diseases.ANIMAL ACTION - NINGALOO REEFNingaloo Marine Park has been nominated for world heritage listing, making it a prime target for research. The University of Western Australia left hundreds of cameras rolling to put together a picture of what goes on at various depths up to 333 metres below the surface. The passing parade is absorbing and delightful viewing
Notes Closed captioning in English
Event Broadcast 2010-04-01 at 20:00:00
Notes Classification: G
Subject Bacteria.
Climatic changes.
Gastroenterology.
Glaciers -- Climatic factors.
Stem cells -- Research.
Stomach -- Ulcers.
Japan.
New Zealand.
Form Streaming video
Author Anderson, Brian, contributor
Beetham, Carrie, contributor
Beetham, Varlli, contributor
Borody, Thomas, contributor
Demasi, Maryanne, reporter
Doughty, Alice, contributor
Mackintosh, Andrew, contributor
Phillips, Graham, host
Rasko, John, contributor
Williamson, Bob, contributor
Willis, Paul, reporter
Yamanaka, Shinya, contributor
Zeng, Fanyi, contributor
Zhou, Qi, contributor