On this edition of Earth Beat: a superfast virus scanner developed by Dutch scientists; a project to track waste across the continents; and baboons cause havoc in Cape Town, South Africa.

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What happens when the lifestyles of wild animals and city dwellers get a little too close for comfort? We report from Cape Town where baboons are causing havoc.
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This week saw more outbreaks of Mexican flu in countries around the globe, and at least 700 deaths have now resulted from the virus. 
 
Normally it takes hours to test for the virus, but now, scientists in the Netherlands have developed a futuristic gadget that does it all in a flash.
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People have always produced waste -  wherever we go, litter is sure to follow.
A team at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the US want to know where it all goes. They've devised a tagging system that follows all kinds of rubbish to it's final resting place. We hear from a scientist at MIT and a Dutch expert on waste.
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