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World Service,26 Jun 2000,26 mins

Human Genome Decoded – the Ethics and the Medicine

Science In Action

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The ethical and medical fall-out from the announcement that the human genome has been decoded – does it mean imminent cures for diseases or a re-emergence of "myopic" eugenics? Our childhood memories are "foggy and fuzzy and very inaccurate", according to new research. A new fish raising system by training them to come when they are called. A microscopic robot which could help revolutionize medical care. A seminar on Shakespeare and medicine examines his work for descriptions of diseases.

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