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Discovery: The Origins of Human Childhood

11/03/2009

The Origins of Human Childhood

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Andrew Luck-Baker goes in search of the origins of the human childhood.

In Discovery, Andrew Luck-Baker goes in search of the origins of the human childhood.  

We humans have a very prolonged period of development and dependency before we become adults – not far off twice the length of time it takes a chimp to grow up.  

Scientists are beginning to understand this and other oddities of human childhood by studying the remains of fossil children from the past few millions years.

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