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World Service,29 Apr 2004,22 mins

Medical Technology goes Nano

Science In Action

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Medical scientists in Israel are applying nanotechnology to develop tiny "autonomous molecular computers" to detect cancer and dispense drugs to treat it. Transgenic pigs that glow fluorescent green show the success of viral gene vectors in agricultural research. The new substance hapkeite discovered in a meteorite that originated on the Moon and landed in Oman. Acoustic specialists helping bell makers.

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