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Radio 4,01 Dec 2011,30 mins

01/12/2011

Material World

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This week, Quentin Cooper hears about the impact of thawing permafrost on climate change; how generations of space worms may lead the way for humans to reach Mars; and how DNA barcoding is identifying species and spotting fraud. Producer: Martin Redfern.

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