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Animals at the Wuhan Market

DNA has revealed potential animal COVID carriers at the Wuhan market but what does it tell us about the start of the pandemic? Also Europe's new space ambitions & Beethoven's DNA

DNA has revealed potential animal COVID carriers at the Wuhan market, but what does that tell us about the start of the pandemic? Roland talks to two of the experts behind the new analysis: Dr Florence DĂ©barre and Professor Eddie Holmes.

Also, we look into Europe’s grand new space ambitions. ESA director general Josef Aschbacher gives Roland the details of the space agency’s out-of-this-world plans.

And Beethoven's last DNA: a hairy story of his family and genetic afflictions. Dr Tristan Begg shares how the composer’s tresses unlocked new information about his life and death.

Image credit: Eddie Holmes

Producer: Roland Pease
Assistant producer: Sophie Ormiston

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31 minutes

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Sun 26 Mar 2023 03:32GMT

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