Science Friction's latest season is: Artificial Evolution. In 1996, Dolly the Sheep became the first ever cloned animal. Nearly 30 years later, genetic technology has reshaped the world around us. What exactly has happened, where are we headed, and are we OK about it? In this series, environment reporter Peter de Kruijff tells the surprising stories of genetic engineering. Meet the scientists changing the food we eat and creating animals with organs we can use. Hear about the criminal conspi ...
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Somewhere out past Mars in the early hours of Easter Monday, a space probe called Lucy whizzed by an asteroid named Donaldjohanson.
Lucy then sent back images showing Donaldjohanson is about five kilometres wide and shaped like a peanut.
It's one of a handful of asteroids on Lucy's 12-year itinerary.
So what does the billion-dollar mission hope to achieve?
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