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Transcript: The Forces That Shaped a Young Charles Darwin
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LIANE HANSEN
NPR Weekend Edition - Sunday
02-01-2009
The Forces That Shaped a Young Charles Darwin
Host: LIANE HANSEN
Time 9:00-10:00 AM
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LIANE HANSEN, host:
This is Weekend Edition from NPR News. I'm Liane Hansen. It's fair to say that Charles Darwin's theory of natural selection revolutionized not just the world of science, but the world. "The Origin of Species," his book that articulated that theory, was published 150 years ago. Later this month, February 12th, is the 200th anniversary of his birth.
Charles Darwin created a scientific understanding of the role of evolution that, at the time, was nothing short of radical. Today, scientists continue to uncover the mechanisms of ...