Biology is often viewed today as a bipartisan field, with molecular level genetics guiding us into the future and natural history (including ecology, evolution, and conservation biology,) chaining us to a descriptive scientific past. In Darwinian Detectives, Norman Johnson bridges this divide, revealing how the tried and true tools of natural history make sense of the newest genomic discoveries. Molecular scientists exploring newly sequenced genomes have stumbled upon quite a few surprises, including that only one to ten percent of the genetic material of animals actually codes for genes. What does the remaining 90-99% of the genome do? Why do some organisms have a much lower genome size than their close relatives? What were the genetic changes that were associated with us becoming human? As molecular biologists uncover these and other new mysteries, evolutionary geneticists are searching for answers to such questions. Norman Johnson captures the excitement of the hunt for our own genetic history. Through lively anecdotes, he explores how researchers detect natural selection acting on genes and what this genetic information tells us about human origins.
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Laugh and learn with Blue as she finally says what's on her mind in "Blue's Room"! Blue and her friends -- a dinosaur, a jukebox and Moona the fairy -- explore the world of shapes with games and songs everyone can learn in "The Shape Detectives." The fun continues with two shape-themed episodes of "Blue's Clues."
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BBC Radio 2006 - The Radio Detectives - As My Whimsy Takes Me
Broadcast on BBC7 - Thu 24 Aug - 18:00 - Approximately 30 minutes of high quality MP3.
Jeffrey Richards investigates Lord Peter Wimsey with help from Ian Carmichael, Simon Brett (original radio producer),and Jill Paton Walsh (novelist who completed Sayers "Thrones, Dominations" fragment).
THE RADIO DETECTIVES is a radio series that looks back in time at the many detectives whose cases have graces the airwaves in the United Kingdom and the United States. They are the product of Professor Jeffrey Richards and were presented as three series of five programs each series. Each show covered the history of one detective, not only discussing the radio shows, but the detective's origins, printed works and films, where applicable. Excerpts from radio shows or film soundtracks were frequently included.
BBC Radio 2006 - The Radio Detectives - 
