Breakfast

6:37: GM BABY:
Dr John Wagner, cord blood specialist at the University of Minnesota, talks about an extraordinary medical first in which a couple in the US gave birth to a test-tube baby that has been deliberately conceived to help save the life of their six-year-old daughter. The little girl - who's name is Molly - is suffering from an inherited bone-marrow deficiency that's fatal without a transplant.

MUSIC STING: From Tina Turner's album "Twenty-Four Seven"

6:44: POLITICAL UPDATE:
Fran Kelly in Caberra.

6:48: OPIUM FUNGUS:
Paul Rogers, a professor of Peace Studies at Bradford University and an expert in bio-warfare, talks about research into developing a fungus that attacks and destroys OPIUM poppies. Called Pleospora Fungus, it's development is being fuelled by US and British funds. But while the project could prove to be the most efficient option for eradicating the illegal heroin trade, a by-product might also be a dangerous biological weapon.

7:34: LIONEL'S LEGACY:
Andrew Coulloupas talks about an auction in Melbourne tonight. It's a collection of artefacts from some of this country's most beloved sporting heroes - inlcuding former boxer Lionel Rose.

MUSIC STING: "Heartbroken" by Lloyd Cole from his album "Rattlesnakes".

7:40: POLITICAL INTERVIEW:
Fran Kelly talks with Reconciliation Minister Phillip Ruddock who has come under increasing pressure over his comments in a French newspaper, attributing Aboriginal disadvantage to their unfamiliarity with the wheel.

7:48: JAIL RECLAIM:
Penny Armytage, Victoria's Correctional Services Commissioner, talks about reclaiming the administration of the State's womens' prison at Deer Park from Corrections Corporation of Austaalia - the first and only privately-run women's jail in the country.

MUSIC STING: "Winter Solstice" by the Tea Party from "Splendor Solis".

7:55: CJC OPENS:
Cathy Vanextel talks from Brisbane about the first day of the Criminal Justice Commission inquiry into the ALP. It's heard there's a culture of illegal activity - from the top to the bottom echelons of the Party.

8:06: PHARLAP'S DEATH:
Peter Thompson, co-author of "Phar Lap" with sports writer Geoff Armstrong, talks about the book's claim the famous race horse died from a bacteria that occurs naturally in soil.

8:12: HONG KONG RAIL:
The BBC's Damien Gramaticus reports about the Government in Hong Kong selling off part of its under-ground railway system, known as the MTR.

8:17: AERO BARBIE:
Cathy Vanextel talks about researchers at Adelaide University using Barbie to learn more about aero-dynamics.

8:22: NEW MUSIK:
Tim Ritchie talks with Helen Thomas about Christine Anu's album "Come My Way" including track "Cos I'm Free"