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Science In Action: New Bird Flu

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02/05/2013

New Bird Flu

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Will the new H7N9 strain of bird flu present a wider threat to humans?

What effect will the new H7N9 strain of bird flu have in humans? Also, the latest ideas for increasing nutrients in plants and the dangers of space junk

A new strain of bird flu has emerged in China.  The virus designated H7N9 has already proven fatal in humans, we look at how it differs from previous bird flus and ask whether it presents a wider threat to humans.  We look at new ideas for improving the nutrient uptake of plants and also the menace of space junk, obsolete satellites orbiting our planet are growing in number, now there are calls for space missions just to clear this space rubbish. 

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