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World Service,25 Jun 2001,26 mins

How old is Malaria?

Science In Action

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Working out how long malaria has been around in humans. A medical mystery in northern India – on the trail of an unknown virus that killed some 100 deaths. Debate about the ethics of stem-cell research. Discovering neutrinos down a Canadian mine at the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory. How future technology will give us better security at our fingertips.

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