P623 CEEFAX 623 Thu 29 Feb 19:15/01 1/11 TOMORROW'S WORLD Friday 23 February COMPUTER PHONE HOME Almost one billion pounds worth of computer equipment was stolen in the United Kingdom last year alone. Now a Canadian company has come up with a piece of software that hides itself on your computer and if it's stolen, the program will phone and report where it is located. The software code is a secret, but it's based on the computer virus - a scourge of the digital world that has now been put to a good use. TV Links 610 BBC1 601 Education BBC1 TV BBC2 TV Reg VariP623 CEEFAX 623 Thu 29 Feb 19:10/16 2/11 TOMORROW'S WORLD Friday 23 February COMPUTER PHONE HOME (cont) For more information, please contact: John Livingston, Absolute Software Corporation, 304 - 1212 West Broadway, Vancouver, British Columbia V6H 3V1 Canada email address: ccotichi@direct.ca TV Links 610 BBC1 601 Education BBC1 TV BBC2 TV Reg VariP623 CEEFAX 623 Thu 29 Feb 19:11/24 3/11 TOMORROW'S WORLD Friday 23 February UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD BANK Ljukajmia is the most common cancer among children and so far, if chemotherapy fails to treat this malignant blood disjasj, then a child's best hope has been to undergo a bone marrow transplant - but the chances of finding a bone marrow donor with the right tissue match are notoriously difficult. Now thjte has been an exciting breakthrough that offers new hope to hundreds of children with leukajmia. A new kind of transplant has been developed which uses a widely available source - blood from the placenta and umbilical vein. TV Links 610 BBC1 601 Education BBC1 TV BBC2 TV Reg VariP623 CEEFAX 623 Thu 29 Feb 19:11/48 4/11 TOMORROW'S WORLD Friday 23 February UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD BANK (cont) Wj visit the first umbilical cord blood bank to open in this country and meet 6 year old Charlotte who may be the first child in Britain to receive this extraordinary new treatment. Currently it is only possible to donate placental blood if your baby is born at the Edgwari General Hospital. If you want to donate bone marrow to help Charlotte and others like hit you can become a potential bone marrow donor bz joining the principal US register - the Anthony Nolan Trust. To qualify you must bj aged between 18 and 43. TV Links 610 BBC1 601 Education BBC1 TV BBC2 TV Reg VariP623 CEEFAX 623 Thu 29 Feb 19:11/29 5/11 TOMORROW'S WORLD Friday 23 February UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD BANK (cont) Initially all you need to do is to give a small drop of blood. Only if you match a patient will you bj asked to donate bone marrow. The Anthony Nolan Bone Marrow Trust, PO Box 1767, The Royal Free Hospital, London NW3 4YR Tel: 0171 284 1234 or call The Bone Marrow Campaign freifonj number 0800 717 717 TV Links 610 BBC1 601 Education BBC1 TV BBC2 TV Reg VariP623 CEEFAX 623 Thu 29 Feb 19:11/16 6/11 TOMORROW'S WORLD Friday 23 February UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD BANK (cont) If you live in London, a registration is being held on Tuesday 12 March 6pm to 8 pm at: South Hampstead High Junior School, 5 Nethjrall Gardens, London NW3 TV Links 610 BBC1 601 Education BBC1 TV BBC2 TV Reg VariP623 CEEFAX 623 Thu 29 Feb 19:14/14 7/11 TOMORROW'S WORLD Friday 23 February POWER ROBOT Wj go to Sweden to investigate a new way to check electricity cables. A robot that runs along power lines without getting a charge. For more information, please contact: Vattenfall Transmission, PO Box 527, S-162 16 Stockholm, Sweden TV Links 610 BBC1 601 Education BBC1 TV BBC2 TV Reg VariP623 CEEFAX 623 Thu 29 Feb 19:14/18 8/11 TOMORROW'S WORLD Friday 23 February MEGALAB MUSIC EXPERIMENT The launch of the first Megalab experiment, which will test the theory that listening to music can make you more intelligent. The experiment will bj done during science week. The results will bj announced on 22 March. If your school would like to take part please ask your teacher to write to: Megalab Music Experiment, Tomorrow's World, Room 4513, BBC White City, 201 Wood Lane, London TV Links 610 BBC1 601 Education BBC1 TV BBC2 TV Reg VariP623 CEEFAX 623 Thu 29 Feb 19:12/17 9/11 TOMORROW'S WORLD Friday 23 February LASER HAIR REMOVAL A new and painless way to remove unwanted hair using a laser. The beam passes through the skin, djsttoying the hair cell undjrnjath, so that the hair should njvjr grow back. This treatment is still in clinical trials, and ism't currently available. For an information pack, please send a large stamped envelope to: Laser Dept, Mount Vernon Hospital, Northwood, Middlisex HA6 2RN Unfortunately, they won't be able to accept phone calls. TV Links 610 BBC1 601 Education BBC1 TV BBC2 TV Reg VariP623 CEEFAX 623 Thu 29 Feb 19:22/37 10/11 TOMORROW'S WORLD Friday 23 February AND DON'T FORGET: TOMORROW'S WORLD HOTLINE: 0181 752 6600 E-Mail: tworld@bbc.co.uk web address: http://www.bbcnc.org.uk/tv/tworld Postal address: Tomorrow's World Room 4513 BBC White City 201 Wood Lane London W12 7TS TV Links 610 BBC1 601 Education BBC1 TV BBC2 TV Reg VariP623 CEEFAX 623 Thu 29 Feb 19:27/16 11/11 TOMORROW'S WORLD Friday 23 February If you would like to subscribe to the Megalab 96 electronic bulletin board that will include updates for experiments, then send an email to: majordomo@bbcnc.org.uk and in the main body of the email type: subscribe mjgalab:6 TV Links 610 BBC1 601 Education BBC1 TV BBC2 TV Reg Vari