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Meet our genetic Adam and Eve

What do "mitochondrial Eve" and "Y-chromosome Adam" tell us about our origins?

What do "mitochondrial Eve" and "Y-chromosome Adam" tell us about our origins? Dangerous insect and microbial cargoes spread inadvertantly by ships, like the Argentine ants in California. Report on new evidence on gamma-ray bursts (GRBs), the most intense explosions in the universe. What were the first creatures to walk the Earth on two legs?

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成人快手 World Service Archive

This programme was restored as part of the World Service archive project

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