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Oct 2011
47m 23s

What's the good of multi-vitamins?

Bbc Radio 5 Live
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<p>Dr Karl and Dr Rhod are joined by Alastair Reynolds, a sci fi author and former European Space Agency scientist. Topics under the spotlight are: the science of toenails, how being in space affects astronauts and what's the good of multi-vitamins?</p> 
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