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Radio Manchester,3 mins

World leading science project in Stockport industrial park

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Its 10 years since one of the world's biggest science projects was launched on an industrial estate in Stockport. The UK Biobank is used to help develop treatments for diseases associated with getting older. It involves storing body samples of half a million volunteers inside a refrigerator in Adswood. Photo credit: Getty

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