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World Service,18 Oct 2006,26 mins

Underground Microbes that feed on Radiation

Science In Action

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Bacteria discovered almost 3km under Earth's crust in a South African mine feed on radiation from rocks for energy. Finding out how elephants move and why they are so slow. Does the language we speak affect the way we describe the colours we see? Plus, the thought-controlled computer game.

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