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World Service,30 Mar 2000,23 mins

Meteorite that fell to Earth in the Yukon

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What do you do when you find a fresh meterorite? Put it in the freezer, of course. Which is what the discoverer of the remains of the 4.5-billion-year-old metorite that landed in the Yukon in January did. Promising news for a meningitis vaccine. Report on the Institue of Physics meeting in Brighton, England, including how the Theremin enters the computer age. Does massage really help your muscles as well as your mind?

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