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Brian Cox tells the story of the amazing diversity and adaptability of life told through the fundamental laws that govern it, in a version of the Wonders of Life made for schools.

From algal cells to human beings we are all made of the same things and governed by the same laws as the stars themselves. This is the story of the amazing diversity and adaptability of life told through the fundamental laws that govern it.

Professor Brian Cox explains how the astonishing inventiveness of nature came about and illuminates some of the fundamental principles of physics, chemistry and the biological sciences in this compilation of films specially edited for schools.

35 minutes

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Thu 13 Feb 2014 03:40

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Presenter Brian Cox
Executive Producer Andrew Cohen
Series Producer James Van Der Pool
Producer Suzy Boyles

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