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Description
Combining lively studio discussion with exploratory films and on-the-spot reports, Dara O Briain's Science Club brings some of the world's foremost thinkers together to share their ideas. In this episode, Professor Steve Jones discusses early studies of the reproductive process. Comedian Ed Byrne discovers just how closely related he is to a Neanderthal. Materials scientist and engineer Mark Miodownik creates a DNA cocktail with the help of some vodka. Neuroscientist Tali Sharot reveals how exercise can change your DNA. Finally, Science journalist Alok Jha asks if the human genome project was oversold and the studio audience are put to the test in the elusive search for attraction.
Runtime
50 min
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Date of Publication
[2014], c2012
Database
Films on Demand
Direct Link
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