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Blue Skies: Struggle

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The series continues in which Professor Steve Jones assesses the legacy of Charles Darwin's Origin of Species.
Tennyson's famous description "nature red in tooth and claw" predates Origin of Species by almost a decade, but it was Charles Darwin who realised that the brutal struggle that seems to characterise animals' lives is the driving force of evolution. Does all great creation result from struggle, or is this the oldest artistic cliche in the book?
Professor Steve Jones investigates. E-MAIL: [email address removed]

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