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Kidneys, copper and e-commerce

The man who created a clearing house for kidneys plus a stand-off over a huge strike of copper and gold in the Gobi desert and the head of the e-commerce behemoth, Paypal.

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Tim Harford of the World Service's More or Less tells the incredible story of the man who helped save hundreds of lives by setting up the first clearing house for kidneys.

Justin Rowlatt has been in the icy wastes of the Gobi desert to report on a stand-off over one of the greatest untouched reserves of copper, gold and silver on the planet.

Plus, the new chief executive of Paypal on his plans for the e-commerce behemoth.

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18 minutes

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Fri 1 Mar 2013 23:32GMT

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