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    • 22 December 2016:

      It’s our bumper end-of-year show, with a 2016 round-up, holiday reading picks, science carols, word games and more.

    • 15 December 2016:

      This week, a spray that boosts plant growth and resilience, 3-million-year old hominin footprints, and the seahorse genome.

    • 08 December 2016:

      This week, the benefits of randomness, correcting brain waves soothes Alzheimer’s, and the DNA of liberated slaves.

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