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How Human Language started with hand Gestures

Human language probably arose from primates' hand gestures, which are complex and subtle

Origin of human language probably lies in the complex system of primate hand gestures, not vocalisations. The devastating new strain of wheat stem rust virus UG99 is threatening crops in the Middle East and South Asia. How Lonesome George, the last surviving tortoise from the Galapagos island of Pinta, might have some living relatives after all. The Integrated Drilling Programme that is preparing to drill down into an earthwake zone off the coast of Japan. The tropical clown fish that swims back to their own reef – just like in Finding Nemo.

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26 minutes

´óÏó´«Ã½ World Service Archive

This programme was restored as part of the World Service archive project

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