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World Service,09 Feb 2000,23 mins

Looking for an Aids vaccine in Africa

Science In Action

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Reporting on the catastrophic epidmic of Aids in Africa, including following up development of vaccine. The Indian Space Research Organisation's record of successful satellite launches. It's a great year for X-ray astronomy with several new X-ray telescopes now in orbit. The benefits for athletes of having a double dose of 'i' version of ACE gene. Research at CERN in Switzerland in to the early universe.

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