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| | | Leading Edge brings you the latest news from the world of science. Geoff Watts celebrates discoveries as soon as they're being talked about - on the internet, in coffee rooms and bars; often before they're published in journals. And he gets to grips with not just the science, but with the controversies and conversation that surround it.
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|  | | | | "If what interests you are new and exciting ideas, it's science you should be turning to. And whether it's the Human Genome Project or the origins of the Universe, Leading Edge is the place to hear about them."
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|  | | | Geoff Watts discovers just how ingenious the echolocation system of bats is at the University of Maryland in the US. |
Birth order and IQ
Scientists in Norway have worked out why elder siblings have a higher IQ than their younger brothers and sisters.
Professor Petter Kristensen of the University of Oslo explains.
Science
Musical proteins
Californian researchers have converted parts of the human genetic code into music to help explain how genetic diseases work.
Molly Bentley investigates.
Gene2Music
Bat Lab
Geoff takes a tour of the University of Maryland’s Bat Lab to discover how the flying mammals paint an extrodinarily complex picture of their environment using only sound.
Auditory Neuroethology Laboratory, University of Maryland
Human susceptibility to HIV
Professor Michael Emerman, of the University of Washington in Seattle, explains why humans are more susceptible to HIV than other primates.
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