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World Service,15 May 1995,28 mins

The laser scanning opthalmoscope

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Scientists unveil retina laser scanning opthalmoscope. The scanner could help doctors understand how eyes, and eyesight, is affected as we age. Also, the Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen paradox in quantum theory - particles that communicate with each other faster than the speed of light and a new approach to treatment of Alzheimer's.

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