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World Service,30 Jan 2001,26 mins

Mighty Clash we call an Earthquake

Science In Action

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The geology behind the powerful earthquake that has hit India and Pakistan involves the pushing together of the Indian and Eurasian continental plates. The point at which a mouse sperm enters a mouse egg influences subsequent pre-implantation cell division. Professor Ahmed Zewail describes taking ultra-fast photographs of molecular reactions. What burnt bones from the ancient Greek city of Pylos tell us.

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