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Animal, Vegetable, Mineral
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3/4. Animal, Vegetable, Mineral
In a cluttered lab in the 1820s, two German chemists show that living matter and minerals can be chemically identical, slaying the idea of a life force. Written by Andrea Sella.
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Wed 26 Sep 200723:00
BBC Radio 3
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- Wed 26 Sep 200723:00BBC Radio 3
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