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Darwin's Clever Cousin

on BBC Radio 4 FM

The roots of genetic engineering extend back to the Victorian era - and a cousin of Charles Darwin.
Professor Steve Jones tells the story of Francis Galton , who was first to imagine a world in which cleverer, stronger people could be bred. Producer Joanna Rahim

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Charles Darwin.
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Professor Steve Jones
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Francis Galton
Producer:
Joanna Rahim

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