Synopsis
Chris and Xand van Tulleken explore the latest understanding of how we all grow and uncover the reason our childhood is longer than any other creature on Earth.
- Programme: The Human Body: Secrets of Your Life Revealed
- Episode: 01: Grow
- Channel: BBC Two
- Broadcast year: 2017
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