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Designed for Living

Aspects of evolution from micro-organisms to plants and animals

World Service,10 episodes

Episodes

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Human Evolution
Standing and sitting upright was an important step in our evolution
21 Oct 1999,13 mins
Animal Fat
Dr Caroline Pond spends her time studying animal fat
03 Nov 1999,13 mins
Birds
How do birds migrate thousands of miles across the Earth without getting lost?
12 Nov 1999,13 mins
Fish
Examining fish and how they swim
22 Nov 1999,12 mins
Insects
Almost everything about an insect is designed to adapt in a hostile environment
26 Nov 1999,13 mins
Bacteria
An examination of unicellular micro-organisms or bacteria with Dr Brendan Wren
02 Dec 1999,13 mins
Plants
The key design features a plant uses to reproduce, such as flowers
16 Dec 1999,13 mins
Viruses
Viruses and their design
16 Dec 1999,14 mins
Seeds
The design of seeds
27 Dec 1999,13 mins
Fungi
Scientist are unable to classify fungi as either plant or animal
31 Dec 1999,13 mins