This two-million-year-old sample is the oldest DNA ever found –– and scientists finally sequenced it. Here's what it revealed: | NOVA l PBS
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This two-million-year-old sample is the oldest DNA ever found –– and scientists finally sequenced it. Here's what it revealed: | NOVA l PBS
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Who isn’t curious about family history? A Black family uses DNA technology to unlock secrets of the past. Watch “Lee and Liza’s Family Tree”, streaming now: https://to.pbs.org/45OStJr | NOVA l PBS
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Who isn’t curious about family history? A Black family uses DNA technology to unlock secrets of the past. Watch “Lee and Liza’s Family Tree”, streaming now: https://to.pbs.org/45OStJr | NOVA l PBS
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The Human Genome Project didn’t just map our DNA—it challenged one of medicine’s deepest myths and showed that racial groupings have no biological basis. But the shadow of old assumptions still influences modern medicine. | NOVA l PBS
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The Human Genome Project didn’t just map our DNA—it challenged one of medicine’s deepest myths and showed that racial groupings have no biological basis. But the shadow of old assumptions still influences modern medicine. | NOVA l PBS
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Hunt for the Oldest DNA | NOVA | Ancient DNA Secrets Revealed | Wed – 9 PM on OETA
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Hunt for the Oldest DNA | NOVA | Ancient DNA Secrets Revealed | Wed – 9 PM on OETA
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Half-sisters June and Sigrid spent their lives not knowing each other—until a consumer DNA test brought them together. | NOVA l PBS
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Half-sisters June and Sigrid spent their lives not knowing each other—until a consumer DNA test brought them together. | NOVA l PBS
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Cas9 is a protein that cuts DNA – and it's the machine at the heart of CRISPR's gene-editing technology. | NOVA l PBS
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Cas9 is a protein that cuts DNA – and it's the machine at the heart of CRISPR's gene-editing technology. | NOVA l PBS
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Half-sisters share their unlikely story of finding one another through genetic testing, and what they learned about their family history along the way. Tune in or stream "Secrets in our DNA" on Wednesday, Jan. 13 at 9/8c on PBS to learn more: https://to.pbs.org/3sip2g3 | NOVA l PBS
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Half-sisters share their unlikely story of finding one another through genetic testing, and what they learned about their family history along the way. Tune in or stream "Secrets in our DNA" on Wednesday, Jan. 13 at 9/8c on PBS to learn more: https://to.pbs.org/3sip2g3 | NOVA l PBS
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Because of the Eurocentric bias of genetic reference databases, DNA ancestry test results for individuals of African and Asian descent are often less detailed than results for individuals of European descent. Tune in or stream "Secrets in our DNA" tonight at 9/8c on PBS to learn more: https://to.pbs.org/3oIAXll | NOVA l PBS
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Join the hunt as scientists decipher the oldest DNA ever found, and reveal for the first time the genes of long-extinct creatures that once thrived in a warm, lush Arctic. “Hunt for the Oldest DNA” premieres WEDS FEB 21 at 9/8c on PBS. https://to.pbs.org/49x1nxk | NOVA l PBS
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Scientists wanted to identify the whale's closest living relative, so they compared whale DNA with a range of other animals. What they found was surprising: | NOVA l PBS
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What's the most important scientific discovery yet to be made? #science #technology #medicine
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This is how cancer hijacks your immune system –– and how modern treatments can stop it: | NOVA l PBS
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This Neanderthal family was cannibalized #neanderthal #ancient #archaeology
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The world of Jurassic Park returns to theaters this summer. But could scientists actually bring dinosaurs to life using ancient DNA? | NOVA l PBS
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What happens to your body in space? 🧑‍🚀 #astronaut #outerspace #iss
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Where do you think dinosaurs lived? #shorts #dinosaurs
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This ancient catastrophe killed 90% of all species on Earth. But an asteroid wasn't to blame... Here's how the disaster unfolded: | NOVA l PBS
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The discovery of black holes was an accident. Here's the story of how a young astronomer stumbled across the phenomenon: | NOVA l PBS
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