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Science programme reporting on developments across the disciplines

Science programme reporting on developments across the disciplines. Each week, scientists describe their work, conveying the excitement they feel for their research projects

Material World: 23/12/2010

23/12/2010

BBC Radio 4 - Material World, 23/12/2010

Our latest hominid cousin, lessons from Einstein and cooking the perfect Christmas turkey.

Science stories of the week. Featuring man's latest hominid cousin, lessons from Einstein, and cooking the perfect Christmas turkey.

Our latest hominid cousin - new DNA evidence from a Siberian cave reveals our complex genetic past; lessons from Einstein- reminiscences of an aspiring scientist who got advice from the best qualified of family friends; cooking the perfect Christmas turkey - advice from a molecular gastronomist.

Producer: Roland Pease.

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