Episode 326
Why do people have such a variety of appearances?
Felicity Bedford spoke to geneticist Walter Bodmer to find out why faces are so variable
Question of the Week, from the Naked Scientists
January 25, 20163m 42s
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Show Notes
Unless you are an identical twin it's unlikely you've found anyone else who looks just like you. But, why do we all look so different? Felicity Bedford spoke to population geneticist Sir Walter Bodmer from Oxford University who is characterising thousands of faces as part of the People of the British Isles Project... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
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naked scientistsfacesrecognitionsocialevolutionvariationdifferences