The origin of eyes
- Episode aired Nov 24, 2015
- 55m
Five hundred million years ago, our eyeless ancestral creatures suddenly developed eyes, a dramatic leap in evolution. What enabled our ancestors to evolve with eyes has long been a mystery.... Read allFive hundred million years ago, our eyeless ancestral creatures suddenly developed eyes, a dramatic leap in evolution. What enabled our ancestors to evolve with eyes has long been a mystery. Now, scientists are close to a solution, using cutting-edge DNA research.Five hundred million years ago, our eyeless ancestral creatures suddenly developed eyes, a dramatic leap in evolution. What enabled our ancestors to evolve with eyes has long been a mystery. Now, scientists are close to a solution, using cutting-edge DNA research.