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World Service,05 Jan 2006,22 mins

How close is a Bird Flu Vaccine?

Science In Action

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As the first deaths outside Asia are reported, how close is an effective vaccine for bird flu? Should some of the larger objects discovered at the edge of the solar system really be called planets and should Pluto's moon Charon really be called a planet, too? The hole in the Earth's ozone layer over Antarctica grows bigger and deeper, despite the reduction in CFCs. Plus, what an elephant's hair says about it.

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