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Soundbites

2 August 2003

“Our security is threatened by a problem at least as dangerous as chemical, nuclear or biological weapons, or indeed terrorism: human-induced climate change.”

Former head of the UK’s Met Office John Houghton (The Guardian, London, 28 July)

“I don’t feel any more special than anyone else, just normal.”

Louise Brown, the first test-tube baby, on her 25th birthday (Independent on Sunday, London, 27 July)

“I think the most compelling reason is that people aren’t scared any more.”

Director of the US National Center for HIV, STD and TB Prevention Harold Jaffe on the rise in new AIDS cases in…

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