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Professor of genetics and broadcaster Steve Jones delivers the 1991 Reith Lectures examining what we know and have still to discover about genetics.
6/6 Steve Jones argues that humans may be as near to biological utopia as we will ever get.
First broadcast: 18 Dec 1991
5/6 Steve Jones examines the ways in which science has been used to support prejudice.
First broadcast: 11 Dec 1991
4/6 Steve Jones examines the correlation between genetic change and economic development.
First broadcast: 04 Dec 1991
3/6 Dr Steve Jones explores the power and consequences of natural selection.
First broadcast: 27 Nov 1991
2/6 Dr Steve Jones explores the importance of mutation in species and individual development.
First broadcast: 20 Nov 1991
6/6 Steve Jones argues that humans may be as near to biological utopia as we will ever get.
Wed 18 Dec 1991 09:00 BBC Radio 4
Download the Reith Lectures by Steve Jones via the Reith Lectures Archive 1976 - 2010 podcast. There is also a podcast featuring broadcasts from 1948 - 1975.
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