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World Service,26 May 2000,26 mins

Foetal gene therapy trials on Monkeys

Science In Action

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Foetal gene therapy demonstrated in macaque monkeys. The cable-less capsule endoscope that can transmit pictures from the gut. Scientists witness the birth of a new island from an underwater volcano near the Solomon Islands in the Pacific. Cervical cancer figures from around the world and research into the causal papillomavirus. New artistic activities demonstrated by patients suffering from frontotemporal dementia.

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