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World Service,17 Jun 1994,27 mins

Platelet Discovery may benefit Cancer Patients

Science In Action

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Trigger for platelet production; good news for sickle-cell disease sufferers; Hubble sees planets forming; electronic device might help people walk; living descendants of the prehistoric Iceman.

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