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Nasa: Asteroid could reveal ‘building blocks of life’

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Nasa scientists reveal the impressive results from early tests of the samples from the 4.5-billion-year-old Bennu asteroid.  It comes as the US space agency & SpaceX announce the delay or the Psyche mission launch due to bad weather. 


A monkey has survived two years with a pig’s kidney in what’s being called a “major medical advancement”. 


Also in this episode:

  • Bionic hand breakthrough could be ‘life-changing’ for amputees 
  • Tower Bridge engineers replace critical components
  • People with early Alzheimer’s disease ‘have difficulty turning when walking’
  • An amateur astronomer helps capture first-ever afterglow of huge planetary collision
  • How female frogs can go to extreme lengths to avoid unwanted suitors




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