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...They will explain why Mercury has them baffled and excited, and talk about how they got involved and the special nature of working in a multinational team. You will also meet some of those responsible for building BepiColombo’s X-ray spectrometer, the project’s UK-led instrument. We also show you how to watch a transit of Mercury safely (without damaging your eyes)....

...work into bacterial 'quorum sensing'' at Nottingham University in the UK reveal some of the techniques they use and give insight into what they hope to achieve. This material forms part of The Open University course S204 Biology: uniformity and diversity... Investigating bacterial communication A short introduction to this album. Discovering bacterial communication With...

...work of Charles Darwin and the impact his ideas about evolution continue to have on today’s world. © British Council 2009... Publishing The Origin of Species A brief introduction to this album. John Murray and Darwin The current John Murray invites us into his illustrious ancestors' offices to tell the story of how this famous British publishing house was chosen by...

...Analysing how they live and what they eat. Mainland Species Biology Inside the stomach Svalbard Reindeer The threat of starvation. How this sub-species has adapted to arctic conditions, lack of food and the absence of predators Evolution in Action Comparing physical and behavioural characteristics in both types of reindeer reveals the process of evolution at work....