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World Service,15 Jul 2004,22 mins

Multi-generational Relationships have made us Human

Science In Action

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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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