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World Service,15 Jul 2004,22 mins
Multi-generational Relationships have made us Human
Science In ActionAvailable for over a year
Longevity is one of the ways humans differ from other primates and researchers offer new insights into the evolutionary value of grandparents and multi-generational relationships. The ethics and economics of medical and manufacturing advances promised by nanotechnology. Do blind people hear better than sighted ones? Tuning in to the humming midshipman fish.
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