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World Service,14 Aug 2003,22 mins

The state of Coral Reefs

Science In Action

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Study of 40,000 years of coral reefs worldwide shows they have been in decline ever since human intervention. New technique to build subatomic circuits in quantum computing. Searching for the genetic secret of nitrogen-fixing plants. How owls use sound to see in the dark

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