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World Service,20 Aug 1999,24 mins

A Plant Gene to overcome salty Soil

Science In Action

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A gene for salt tolerance could enable crops to grow on irrigated land where there has been a build-up of salt. The "creationist" campaigners who want to stop the teaching of evolution in American schools. New fossil ancestor of the fish discovered. Are computer viruses actually helping software "evolve"?

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