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World Service,09 Jan 2000,24 mins

Genes - the shape of things to come

Discovery

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A look at the pattern of gene formation in humans. How does a single cell become a human being? The programme looks how genes make sure we end up the way we do. Using the hox gene found by researching the fruit fly has shed light on the process of evolution.

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