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World Service,16 Jun 2005,22 mins

Mobile Genes contribute to Individuality

Science In Action

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In addition to Nature and Nurture, a third force is found to shape our individuality – rogue "mobile" genes that change position randomly at the stem-cell stage of development. The Global Plant Clinic helps farmers fight a new strain of bacterial wilt devastating the Ugandan banana crop. Plus, a computer-automated house-building robot in California, and the oldest-known glass factory in Egypt.

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