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World Service,26 Jan 2002,26 mins

Saving Limbs with Gene Therapy

Science In Action

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How therapy with a gene that produces a protein that encourages blood vessels to grow can save diseased arms and legs with poor blood supply. The rich ecosystems in Antarctica's sea ice and the damage caused by rising temperatures. Why forest-planting schemes to mop up carbon-dioxide are limited by nitrogen in the soil. Wetlands under threat. A geologist suggests another way the asteroid impact 65 million years ago caused the global mass extinction, including dinosaurs.

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