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World Service,24 Jan 1996,9 mins

Biotechnology

The Gene Shifters

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Making vaccines by growing viruses or bacteria, doesn't work with tropical illnesses such as malaria which are caused by parasites. Does biotechnology hold the key to these new vaccines? Presented by John Newell

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