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It's Nine Years to Pluto

Nasa's New Horizons spacecraft due to be launched on its nine-year journey to Pluto

Nasa's New Horizons spacecraft due to be launched on its nine-year journey trip to Pluto. Infection with the cat-borne parasite Toxoplasma gondii can affect the behaviour of its intermediate hosts, and this has possible implications for the development of schizophrenia in infected humans. Scientists recruit seals to research Southern Ocean currents. Plus, why men like justice, and how ants are patient teachers.

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Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Archive

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

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