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Calcium - strength and beauty

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Calcium creates objects that are strong and beautiful, from caves, to teeth and bones, and coral reefs. Find out more in ep 17 of Elemental, with Allan Blackman from AUT.

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© RNZ Length 9 min 14 April 2019 Episode 17 ScienceEducational New Zealand Episodic

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© RNZ Length 9 min 14 April 2019 Episode 17 ScienceEducational New Zealand Episodic

Tales from the periodic table

Tales from the periodic table

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Calcium creates objects that are strong and beautiful, from caves, to teeth and bones, and coral reefs. Find out more in ep 17 of Elemental, with Allan Blackman from AUT.

Calcium is the most abundant metal in the human body. It is important for teeth and bones as well as the way cells and nerves work, muscles contract and blood clots.

Calcium is also responsible for some of the greatest structures on earth. In Nature, it is the building block for coral reefs, and it is the main ingredient in concrete.

Professor Allan Blackman from AUT presents this episode with his mouth full ... of calcium-rich teeth, that is.

Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details


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