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World Service,19 Dec 2003,22 mins

What is the Future now for Science in Iraq?

Science In Action

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After the capture of Saddam Hussein this week, what are the prospects for science in Iraq after a decade of sanctions and the destruction of the country's scientific infrastructure? Brazil nuts are under threat from over-cropping. Global warming may have started 10,000 years ago. What the art of the past can tell us about astronomy.

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