Aiming for a Target
Clip: Episode 5 | 1m 58sVideo has Closed Captions
Molecules adapt to survive their environment and are passed on to the next generation.
Two of the volunteers make shapes of their choice while the third flings them off the top of the tower to see which will get closest to the target. As they re-make the best performing shapes we see how the winning features are passed onto the next generation.
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Aiming for a Target
Clip: Episode 5 | 1m 58sVideo has Closed Captions
Two of the volunteers make shapes of their choice while the third flings them off the top of the tower to see which will get closest to the target. As they re-make the best performing shapes we see how the winning features are passed onto the next generation.
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