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World Service,20 Aug 2001,28 mins

Gene Pioneers - Part One

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What is DNA? Molecular geneticist Maxine Singer, president of the Carnegie institution, talks about the early pioneering days of DNA research, jumping DNA, the human genome project and genetic manipulation. Presented by Peter Evans

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