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World Service,10 Nov 2005,23 mins

Could GM Chickens stop the spread of Bird Flu?

Science In Action

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Could genetically-modified avian-flu resistant chickens reduce the risk of a flu pandemic? Clay deposits at hydrothermal vents might have acted as incubators for the first organic molecules that gave rise to life. A "space tractor" designed to move asteroids out of the way of Earth. Plus, how New Zealand wood pigeons that binge-feed on guavas get so drunk they fall off their perch.

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