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Cool Jobs: Ancient DNA Detective

Evolutionary paleogeneticist Beth Shapiro travels to the cold reaches of the world to find DNA samples of long extinct animals, such as mastodons and saber-toothed tigers. She hopes to learn more about what life was like for these ancient animals, and how they responded to a rapidly changing climate. Episode filmed live at the 2011 World Science Festival in New York CItyThe full Cool Jobs program from that year can be viewed online.Learn More

Cool Jobs
Cool Jobs: Ancient DNA Detective

Evolutionary paleogeneticist Beth Shapiro travels to the cold reaches of the world to find DNA samples of long extinct animals, such as mastodons and saber-toothed tigers. She hopes to learn more about what life was like for these ancient animals, and how they responded to a rapidly changing climate. Episode filmed live at the 2011 World Science Festival in New York CItyThe full Cool Jobs program from that year can be viewed online.Learn More

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