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# Episode Title Description Duration People Date
1 Food, Health and the Future Should we cut meat to three meals a week? Why are so many UK men predicted to become obese by 2020? Why might high yield crops in Asia hold the key to feeding the world's growing population? Join our panel of experts to find out what the future holds. 0:33:06 Jane Langdale, Mike Rayner, Klim McPherson 06 Oct 2011
2 Creative Commons Designer Babies The term 'designer baby' is usually used in a pejorative sense - to conjure up some dystopian Brave New World. There are already ways to affect what kind of children you have - most obviously by choosing the partner to have them with. 0:21:21 Julian Savulescu 31 May 2011
3 Creative Commons Breast Cancer: Causes and Prevention Dr Valerie Beral talks about her research into the causes of breast cancer, looking into the history of the cancer as well as offering ways of reducing the risk of contracting breast cancer 0:49:53 Valerie Beral 28 Oct 2009
4 Cancer Research in India Dr. Raghib Ali discusses cancer in India, why Oxford University became interested in this problem and how IndOx has helped to improve the standard of clinical trials in India. 0:17:43 Raghib Ali, Vanita Sharma 05 Feb 2009
5 Cancer in Africa Professor David Kerr discusses the cancer burden in Africa, why he became interested in this problem, and how AfrOx is helping to improve the level of cancer care in Africa. 0:25:51 David Kerr, Vanita Sharma 05 Feb 2009
6 David Kerr on Cancer Research Professor David Kerr discusses his work on colorectal cancer, the process of how new treatments are developed, the changes in the NHS that he has witnessed over his career, and how cancer care differs in developing countries. 0:25:13 David Kerr, Vanita Sharma 05 Feb 2009
# Episode Title Description Duration People Date
1 Food, Health and the Future Should we cut meat to three meals a week? Why are so many UK men predicted to become obese by 2020? Why might high yield crops in Asia hold the key to feeding the world's growing population? Join our panel of experts to find out what the future holds. 0:33:06 Jane Langdale, Mike Rayner, Klim McPherson 06 Oct 2011
2 Creative Commons Breast Cancer: Causes and Prevention Dr Valerie Beral talks about her research into the causes of breast cancer, looking into the history of the cancer as well as offering ways of reducing the risk of contracting breast cancer 0:50:02 Valerie Beral 21 Dec 2009