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Mike Leahy's Carriacou diary: Time and transmittersJupiter Images

By Dr Mike Leahy (Guest)

28 January 2008

You can use water for telling the time - but it's not so easy when trying to do it against the clock.  Read more : Mike Leahy's Carriacou diary: Time and transmitters

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Mike Leahy's Carriacou diary: Mapping it outJupiter Images

By Dr Mike Leahy (Guest)

28 January 2008

Mike Leahy and his friends are asked to make a map. Oh, but they can't use any pens.  Read more : Mike Leahy's Carriacou diary: Mapping it out

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Mike Leahy's Med diary: Part twoProduction team

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28 January 2008

For Mike Leahy, it would soon be time to die...  Read more : Mike Leahy's Med diary: Part two

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Rough Science Carriacou: Mike Leahy interviewJupiter Images

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28 January 2008

Get to know Mike Leahy, the virologist from Rough Science.  Read more : Rough Science Carriacou: Mike Leahy interview

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Mike Leahy's Carriacou diary: ArrivalJupiter Images

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28 January 2008

For Mike Leahy, the demands of making TV added to the oppressive nature of the heat - but it's not all bad.  Read more : Mike Leahy's Carriacou diary: Arrival

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Mike Leahy's Carriacou diary: Science of celebrationJupiter Images

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28 January 2008

There's a lot of science involved in making music - even more so when, like Mike Leahy, you're out in the wilds.  Read more : Mike Leahy's Carriacou diary: Science of celebration

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Profile: Mike LeahyProduction team

By Dr Mike Leahy (Guest)

28 January 2008

Meet Mike Leahy, a man facing again the challenges of Rough Science.  Read more : Profile: Mike Leahy

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Mike Leahy's Carriacou diary: Bugs and barometersJupiter Images

By Dr Mike Leahy (Guest)

28 January 2008

Making an antibacterial cream might be easier if Mike Leahy wasn't being attacked by so many bugs.  Read more : Mike Leahy's Carriacou diary: Bugs and barometers

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Mike Leahy's Carriacou diary: Sun and seaJupiter Images

By Dr Mike Leahy (Guest)

28 January 2008

Setting out to use the power of the sun means the Rough Science team have to abandon wood for metalwork...  Read more : Mike Leahy's Carriacou diary: Sun and sea

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Mike Leahy's Carriacou diary: Feel the heatJupiter Images

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28 January 2008

It's about 32 above freezing on Carriacou - and they want Mike Leahy to make ice.  Read more : Mike Leahy's Carriacou diary: Feel the heat

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Mike Leahy left school by 'mutual agreement' whilst studying for his A levels and began an apprenticeship as a motor mechanic. At the age of 26, armed with a single A level, he left mechanics to study for a degree in environmental biology at Oxford Brookes University and gained a first class honours degree within two years. Mike moved on to Oxford University to study for a DPhil in virology. As well as being considered a leader in the field of influenza virus replication, he's also appeared regularly on TV and Radio, including Rough Science, Horizon and Bodysnatchers.

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