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World Service,18 Mar 1999,23 mins

Who owns new Plant Genes?

Science In Action

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The debate about regulation of plant gene ownership in Africa and Asia. Hunting for the sub-atomic nutrino particle at the South Pole. New research shows modern mankind may not all have come from Africa. Panpipes are played on a giant scale.

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