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World Service,18 Aug 2005,22 mins

Bad News about DDT Resistance

Science In Action

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Call to re-evaluate side-effects of pesticide resistance, as DDT-resistance in fruit flies gives them a genetic advantage that has helped resistence spread worldwide. The number of lion attacks on farmers has increased in Tanzania, especially at harvest. Plans to "re-wild" parts of north America and create a Pleistocene park with large tortoises, horses, camels, elephants and lions. Plus, the science behind the most popular science fiction.

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