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Science Weekly: Flying saucers and Prince Charles

An unmanned aerial vehicle described as a 'flying saucer' which has been developed by a consortium headed by engineering firm MIRA
An unmanned aerial vehicle described as a 'flying saucer' competes in the Ministry of Defence's Grand Challenge. Photograph: MoD

We missed it so much last week, we're devoting this show's entire format to the Newsjam.

Among the subjects discussed in the latest Science Weekly are the Ministry of Defence's Grand Challenge; the European Space Agency's ExoMars rover; personalised treatments for patients; Prince Charles' comments on GM crops; plus Harun Yahya's alternative theory to evolution.
We also travel to an ethanol plant in Guildford, Surrey to speak to Hamish Curran, the chief executive at TMO Renewables. We ask why a detritus-loving bug found in nearly every garden compost heap could be about to transform the way the world makes biofuels.

The pod is bursting with Guardian correspondents this week: green technology correspondent Alok Jha is joined by science correspondent James Randerson, religious affairs correspondent Riazat Butt and environment correspondent David Adam.

Listen to the show here.

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