S6.22: Dumb luck: Amazing adaptations from happy little accidents

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Nov 16, 202300:29:15Science & Medicine

Author and science journalist Rebecca Coffey chats with us about some amazing adaptations and Darwinian delights from her book, Beyond Primates. She tells us about wasp facial recognition genes, how yeast epigenetics exp...

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