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The Incredible Shrinking Fish and Other Wonders of the Modern World

Discover how humans are driving evolution in new directions in this captivating hour-long Soundprint radio documentary.

ByCarl Zimmer
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Recently I assisted the folks at Soundprint with an hour-long radio documentary about how humans are driving evolution in new directions. Here's the show, available on Real Player.

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