Dear Darwin
Five leading scientists address letters to Charles Darwin, expressing their thoughts on his work and legacy
Dear Darwin - Episode 1
Leading scientists write letters to Charles Darwin. Dr Craig Venter, one of the first men to map the human genome, on his own experiences as a collector, medic and geneticist.
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Dear Darwin - Episode 2
Leading scientists write letters to Charles Darwin. Sir Jonathan Miller on the advances in the study of genetics that have filled the holes in Darwin's ideas about inheritance.
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Dear Darwin - Episode 3
Leading scientists write letters to Charles Darwin. Prof Jerry Coyne tells of the evidence that has been discovered to support the theories put forward in On the Origin of Species.
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Dear Darwin - Episode 4
Leading scientists write letters to Charles Darwin. Dr Peter Bentley, who works at the cutting edge of digital biology, tells Darwin about evolutionary computing.
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Dear Darwin - Episode 5
Leading scientists write letters to Charles Darwin. Prof Baruch Blumberg on his work with the hepatitis B virus and later at NASA, searching for life on other planets.
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