Internet Messages From Bebo Bound For Space
Messages from the social networking site Bebo are set to be beamed to a planet 20 light years away in the hope they will reach intelligent alien life.
The five-hundred photos, drawings and text messages, collected through a competition, are being beamed by a radio-telescope in Ukraine.
To watch the footage go to BBC News by clicking here.
To see how messages are sent into space, watch the video here.
Chemistry Nobel For Green Jellyfish Protein
The 2008 Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded to three scientists who isolated green fluorescent protein (GFP), which is now used by researchers worldwide.
All kinds of cells and whole animals have been genetically engineered to make fluorescent proteins.
Mark Zimmer, a chemist at Connecticut College and author of Glowing Genes, calls GFP the "microscope of the 21st century."
By attaching the GFP to a gene of interest -- say, those involved in tumor metastasis or brain function -- scientists can see when and why the genes switch on just by looking for the glow.
"Since GFP fluoresces one can shine light at the cell and wait for the distinctive green fluorescence associated with GFP to appear," Zimmer writes on his web page.
The Nobel Prize winners -- Martin Chalfie, Roger Y. Tsien and Osamu Shimomura -- first isolated the fluorescence-producing gene in the crystal jellyfish, pictured above.
To see all the photographs click here.
Enchanted Forests BBC Video
'Bad Is As Bad Does'
Film Network is a part of the BBC that showcases new British filmmakers and here is the latest entry that started life as part of a BBC pitch in 2007. Unfortunatley I didn't win the commission but they decided to shoot it anyway as they felt that it would make a very beautiful piece, which it does.
It is an enchanting piece that shows an old man coming out of a sleeping child's wardrobe and he transports her to an enchanted forest where she is planted. To see if for yourself click here.
If You Missed Heroes Unmasked: Series 3: New Heroes On The Block Last Night...
An exclusive peek at what goes on behind the scenes of the award-winning series. With Heroes being blessed - and cursed - with the arrival of new villains this series, Heroes Unmasked goes straight into the heart of Level 5 to look at its creation, conception and design, and to find out more about the criminals it hides.
And as Heroes reveals the king of all cliffhangers, Unmasked speaks to the writers and producers to reveal just what it takes to create those breathtaking, heart-stopping shocks each week. Featuring exclusive backstage footage of Jack Coleman and Kristen Bell, aka HRG and Elle, on set.
Watch it on BBC iplayer here now.
