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World Service,11 Mar 1999,23 mins

A drop of Vinegar could replace the Smear Test

Science In Action

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Testing for cervical cancer with a drop of vinegar could provide low-cost screening in developing countries where only 5% of women have smear tests. Interview with Brian Greene, whose book The Elegant Universe about superstring theroy 鈥� a unified way of understanding matter, time and space 鈥� is a bestseller. The programme's happy pill debate continues. The vocal Madagascan tree frog that has 28 different calls 鈥� more than any other amphibian.

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