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World Service,24 Mar 2005,22 mins

Dinosaur Blood Vessels in fossil Bones

Science In Action

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Fossil bones from a Tyrannosaurus rex may contain the remains of soft tissue and blood vessels. The plant Arabidopsis "Hothead" may be able to correct genetic defects by keeping a back-up its own DNA. A machine that can copy itself and make other things – can science fiction be turned into fact? How elephants can immitate other sounds.

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