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Strange Encounters
3/4. Animal, Vegetable, Mineral. Four scientists relive a key moment in the history of their discipline. In a cluttered lab in the 1820s, two German chemists realised that living matter and minerals can be chemically identical, undermining the notion of a life force. Andrea Sella recalls their discovery.

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About BBC Radio 3

Live music and the arts: broadcasts more live music than any other radio network. Classical music is its core. Genres include world and new music, jazz, speech and drama.

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