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And then there was Li—In Their Element
3/8 The element that links the formation of the universe with the functioning of our brains
Oxygen: The breath of Life—In Their Element
2/8 Trevor Cox takes a deep breath and tells the story of oxygen on earth and in space
Mercury - Chemistry's Jekyll and Hyde—In Their Element
1/8 The most beautiful and shimmering of the elements, the weirdest, and yet the most reviled
Eating Well in Lyon: Healthy Diets to prevent Bowel Cancer
Anu Anand is in Lyon, looking at what we eat and drink and the risk of bowel cancer
Catching Prostate Cancer Early in Trinidad
Anu Anand on detecting and treating prostate cancer in Trinidad and Tobago.
The USA’s Deadly Racial Divide: Black Women & Breast Cancer
Anu Anand explores why more black women are more likely to die of breast cancer in the US
Screening and Treating Cervical Cancer in Tanzania
Anu Anand on how vinegar and a head torch are used to tackle cervical cancer in Tanzania
Taking On Tobacco - Lung Cancer in Uruguay
Uruguay takes on Big Tobacco in crusade to save its citizens
Dying in Comfort in Mongolia
The Mongolian matriarch who is helping people with terminal liver cancer die in comfort
Can Robots be Truly Intelligent?
Adam Rutherford asks if we are ready for artificial intelligences making decisions for us