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World Service,20 Jan 2005,22 mins

Touch-down on Titan for space probe

Science In Action

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The Huygens probe landed successfully on Titan and has sent back photographs and other data. New research into prions raises questions and concerns about transmission of spongiform encephalopathy diseases, BSE and CJD. Why some people are bitten by mosquitos and some are not.

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