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Step Back in Time and Learn About Our Past from the Ancient DNA of Extinct Animals!
Posted by Joanna Pool on May 2, 2011
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Meet Nifty Fifty evolutionary biologist Beth Shapiro who spends her days peering into the past. Her work in the emerging research field of ancient DNA takes her on a fascinating journey through time – collecting and studying the genetic samples of giant mammoths, saber-toothed cats, mastodons, dodo birds and other extinct animals, and piecing together…