Our World Archive — April 2006 | Voice of America - English

Featured on our 15 April program

Cheaper way to produce malaria drug artemisinin
Fossil discovery may be another link in the evolutionary chain
Flood protection in New Orleans as hurricane season nears
Giveaways keep things out of landfills on our Website of the Week
1906 San Francisco disaster gave jolt to earthquake science
Videotape at 50

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Featured on our 8 April program

Fossil evidence of the 'Missing Link'
Building replacement organs
Choosing wisest value in health care spending
Americans less satisfied with their health care system
Abbreviations explained PDQ on our Website of the Week
Hollywood sells movies online
New bid to solve Africa's soil crisis

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Featured on our 1 April program

A promising avian flu vaccine has some downsides
Smart kids' brains look different
Perils of megadoses of vitamins
NASA reinstates asteroid mission
Poetry on our Website of the Week
A wetlands report sparks controversy
Researching the impact of violent video games

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