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Nature Podcast
9 July 2009
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00:43
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Anti-ageing drug identified
Rapamycin, a drug already used as an immune suppressant in humans, extends lifespan in mice
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07:27
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13:13
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Cystic Fibrosis gene
It's 20 years since one of the first human disease genes was cloned and characterised
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19:28
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Most distant supernovae yet
Astronomers detect light from 3 stars that exploded billions of light years away
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25:28
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News Chat
US says YES to embryonic stem cell research but NO to recycling nuclear fuel. Plus how climate change will affect the habitat of 'big foot'!
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