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First Chinese Astronaut

China's first manned space flight, Shenzhou 5, is a success

China's first manned space flight, Shenzhou 5, is a success. Problems with gene therapy treatment of children with severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID). Reports of Chinese scientists creating a human embryo with three parents cause controversy among scientists. Celebrating the bicentenary of John Dalton's Atomic Theory, which made him a celebrity in his own lifetime.

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This programme was restored as part of the World Service archive project

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