published in 2009-12-29 08:30:00
On the 150th anniversary of the publication of Darwin's famous On the Origin of Species "Nova" reveals answers to the riddles that Darwin couldn't explain. Stunning breakthroughs in a new science ...
On the 150th anniversary of the publication of Darwin's famous On the Origin of Species "Nova" reveals answers to the riddles that Darwin couldn't explain. Stunning breakthroughs in a new science - nicknamed "evo devo" - are linking the enigma of origins to another of nature's great mysteries: the development of an embryo. To explore this exciting new idea "Nova" takes viewers on a journey from the Galapagos Islands to the Arctic from the Cambrian explosion of animal forms half a billion years ago to the research labs of today. Here scientists are finally beginning to crush nature's biggest secrets at the genetic level. And like "Nova" shows in this absorbing detective story the results are confirming the brilliance of Darwin's insightswhile exposing clues to life's breathtaking diversity in ways he could scarcely have imagined. 
