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1 online resource (streaming video file) (24 min. 5 sec.) ; 137560728 bytes |
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What's sometimes stinky, has blood to donate, can paint your sky technicolour, can be traced up a gum tree and even offer some medical invention from deep beneath the sea? Well it's nature of course!!! We look at the scientific testing that goes into animal blood donations, explore the new species of dung beetle helping our agricultural industries and we track some koalas to see what impact climate change is having. ANIMAL BLOOD DONATIONSDonated blood is a vital resource when it comes to treating the seriously ill. But what about when the patient is an animal? Well, as Dr Derek McNair from The Parade Norwood Veterinary Clinic explains, the process is a little different. DUNG BEETLESThe Dung Beetle may not have the best reputation but as Dr Bernard Boube and James Ryan from Dung Beetle Solutions explain, these poo pedalling pests are actually lending a helping hand to the farmers of Australia.DIY RAINBOWSNo longer will you have to wait for the sunshine after a storm to catch one of these natural phenomenon. Junior Scientist Harry shows you how to create a rainbow in a jar with just some water, sugar and food colouring.KOALA TRACKINGKoala researcher Dalene Adam from the University of Queensland heads out to Mt Barney to find out what effect our changing climate is having on these marvellous marsupials. SEASHELL SCIENCEVaccinations are the most effective way of defending a population against infectious disease. But protecting the vaccine as it make its way from the lab to your body can be tricky. That's why Dr Kang Liang and Dr Paolo Falcaro from CSIRO have developed a new protective casing for vaccines inspired by sea shells! |
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Closed captioning in English |
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Broadcast 2015-10-24 at 08:30:00 |
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Classification: G |
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Blood -- Collection and preservation.
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Blood groups in animals.
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Koala -- Effect of habitat modification on.
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Science -- Experiments.
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Dung beetles -- Behavior.
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Australia.
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Streaming video
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Bell, Robert, host
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