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The abalone and family planning
How the abalone's evolution might help with the development of contraception
How the abalone's evolution might help with the development of contraception. Because they produce lots of eggs and sperm they can be studied easily. Also in the programme, a mushroom from the age of the dinosaurs, a new way of treating epilepsy with heart disease medication and a cosmic space-station vacuum cleaner being used on Mir.
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