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Book of the Week: Spirals in Time: The Secret Life and Curious Afterlife of Seashells

Helen Scales

Sian Preece

Eilidh McCreadie

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Helen Scales shines a light on the bizarre world of the hermit crab.

Helen Scales investigates the bizarre world of the hermit crab and uncovers the truth behind the substance known as sea silk.

Marine biologist Dr Helen Scales tells the story of seashells; from the molluscs that create them to the humans who have used them as jewellery, symbol and even currency.

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Helen Scales investigates the bizarre world of the hermit crab and uncovers the truth behind the near-mythical substance 'sea silk'.

Written and read by Helen Scales
Abridged by Sian Preece
Producer: Eilidh McCreadie

Helen Scales' doctorate involved searching for giant, endangered fish in Borneo; she's also tagged sharks in California, and once spent a year cataloguing all the marine life she could find surrounding a hundred islands in the Andaman Sea. Helen appears regularly on BBC Radio 4 on programmes such as 'Inside Science' and 'Shared Planet' and has presented documentaries on topics such as whether people will ever live underwater, the science of making and surfing waves and the intricacies of sharks' minds.

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Marine biologist Dr Helen Scales tells the story of seashells

Marine biologist Dr Helen Scales tells the story of seashells, from the molluscs that create them to the humans who have used them as jewellery, symbol and even currency

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