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The Eyeball Gene
Is there more than meets the eye when it comes to the similarities between the compound eyeballs of a fly and your own peepers? With Dr Kat Arney.
Is there more than meets the eye when it comes to the similarities between the compound eyeballs of a fly and your own peepers? What's so special about starfish feet? And what can some of nature鈥檚 oddest eyes tell us about our connection with life, the universe and everything?
Dr Kat Arney find out with the help of fruitfly-troubler Dr Patrick Callaerts and eyeball-building expert Professor Veronica Van Heyningen.
Presenter: Kat Arney
Producer: Beth Sagar-Fenton
Sound Mix: James Beard
Editor: Penny Murphy
Last on
Wed 20 Apr 2022
09:30
麻豆社 Radio 4
Broadcasts
- Fri 23 Jul 2021 13:45麻豆社 Radio 4
- Wed 20 Apr 2022 09:30麻豆社 Radio 4
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