Scottish scientists begin earthworm count

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Next week, representatives of most of the world’s countries will gather in Bangkok, Thailand to start negotiating the text of a possible new climate treaty. One item that’s probably not the agenda in Bangkok is the humble earthworm. But in some parts of the world, worms may be a good harbingers of the effects of climate change. To that end, scientists in Scotland have begun an earthworm count. We speak with Roy Neilson of the Scottish Crop Research Institute (SCRI) in Dundee. Download MP3

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Earthworms and climate change

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A group of scientists in Scotland is attempting to count the number of EARTHWORMS in the country to learn more about climate change. Anchor Marco Werman gets details from Roy Neilson, one of the lead scientists on the project.

Tech Podcast 260: Promising AIDS vaccine, Embrace thermoregulator, and Scottish worms

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The highlight of this week’s podcast is a segment suggested by one of you, the tech podcast faithful. It’s about the Embrace, a low-cost incubator that may help save the lives of premature and low birth weight babies in the developing world. Also, you’ll hear about a promising AIDS vaccine trial. We end with Scottish earthworms, and a Mumbai cell phone symphony.

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