简介：DocumentarywhichtellsthestoryofevolutiontheorysinceDarwinpostulateditin1859in'OntheOriginofSpecies'. Thetheoryofevolutionbynaturalselectionisnowscientificorthodoxy,butwhenitwasunveileditcausedastormofcontroversy,fromfellowscientistsaswellasreligiouspeople.TheycriticiseditforbeingshortonevidenceandlongonassertionandDarwin,beingthehonestscientistthathewas,agreedwiththem.Heknewthathistheorywasriddledwith'difficulties',butheentrustedfuturegenerationstocompletehisworkandprovetheessentialtruthofhisvision,whichiswhatscientistshavebeendoingforthepast150years. EvolutionarybiologistProfessorArmandMarieLeroichartsthescientificendeavourthatbroughtaboutthetriumphantrenaissanceofDarwin'stheory.Hearguesthat,withthenewscienceofevolutionarydevelopmentalbiology(evodevo),itmaybepossibletotakethattheorytoanewlevel-todomorethanexplainwhathasevolvedinthepast,andstarttopredictwhatmightevolveinthefuture. 纪录片讲述1895年,当达尔文在物种起源中初次假设进化论的故事. 进化论中-物竞天择,适者生存这一理论已经被科学以及公众认可,但是在一次暴风骤雨般的激烈辩论中,这个理论被一些宗教人士所否认,大众批评他们陈词冗长且缺少证据,大家都相信达尔文是一个诚实的科学家.达尔文起初早就预料到,这个理论会有许多疑难漏洞,但是他把这一切交给了我们后一代人,让我们来补充证明他的观点是正确的,这也是150年来科学家们都在苦苦探索的...…