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Human Genome Decoded – the Ethics and the Medicine

Ethical and medical fall-out from the announcement that the human genome has been decoded

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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´óÏó´«Ã½ World Service Archive

This programme was restored as part of the World Service archive project

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