Royal Institution Christmas Lectures - Season 48 / Year 2013

Season 48 / Year 2013
Life Fantastic
Episodes

Where Do I Come From?
Alison Woollard reveals how the transformation from a single cell into a walking, talking, multi-trillion-celled organism we call the human body takes place.

Am I a Mutant?
Dr. Alison Woollard unravels the mystery of why evolution by natural selection has given such stunning diversity on our planet - the answer being by genetic mutation.

Could I Live Forever?
Dr. Alison Woollard looks at why we die and how 'cell death' enables the development and survival of most multi-celled organisms from hedgehogs to humans.
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