Life on Earth: Instructions in Three Billion (tiny) Letters or Less

10/18/2006; 58 minutes

All life forms are written in a standard genetic code, unique to each species. These codes have been revealed for hundreds of plants, animals, and microorganisms in just the past five years. Learn about the many exciting areas of science that are opening up because of the new genomic information. Recorded on 3/18/2006. (#11543)

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