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Jolyon Jenkins examines the skills that animals have developed over millions of years of evolution and asks how humans can learn from their examples.

Scientists are studying the humble housefly in order to develop a flying robot to investigate collapsed buildings in the aftermath of an earthquake. Can biological systems legitimately guide the design of a man-made system?

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Presenter:
Jolyon Jenkins
Producer:
Paul Arnold
Source: Radio Times

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