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| Who Is “Mitochondrial Eve?” (Clip) | |||||||
 Running Time: 00:03:07 | A special type of genetic material called mitochondrial DNA gets passed directly from mother to child. Largely unchanged from generation to generation, this genetic material gives researchers a way to track populations back in time. Project: Evidence: How Do We Know What We Know? | Browse all programs for this project Date: November 11, 2008 Type: Interview Category: Popular Science Academic Disciplines: Life Science/Biology, General Science
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| Learning from Neanderthal DNA (Clip) | |||||||
 Running Time: 00:01:30 | Ed Green discusses the key questions researchers hope to answer by analyzing the Neanderthal genome. Project: Evidence: How Do We Know What We Know? | Browse all programs for this project Date: November 11, 2008 Type: Interview Category: Popular Science Academic Disciplines: General Science, Life Science/Biology
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| What Can We Learn from a Tooth? (Clip) | |||||||
 Running Time: 00:00:59 | Tanya Smith explains that invisible microstructure inside teeth creates a durable record of life history, including events such as birth, illness, famine, stress, and death. Project: Evidence: How Do We Know What We Know? | Browse all programs for this project Date: November 11, 2008 Type: Interview Category: Popular Science Academic Disciplines: Life Science/Biology, General Science
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| How Do Bones and Teeth Grow? (Clip) | |||||||
 Running Time: 00:01:53 | Anthropologist Jean-Jacques Hublin explains that unlike teeth, bones undergo a lifelong process called remodeling, in which they are constantly being destroyed and recreated. Project: Evidence: How Do We Know What We Know? | Browse all programs for this project Date: November 11, 2008 Type: Interview Category: Popular Science Academic Disciplines: Life Science/Biology, General Science
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| Virtual Skull Reconstruction (Clip) | |||||||
 Running Time: 00:02:25 | Philipp Gunz explains the process of virtual fossil reconstruction, a technique that can reverse the damage done to fossils by time and the elements. Project: Evidence: How Do We Know What We Know? | Browse all programs for this project Date: November 11, 2008 Type: Interview Category: Popular Science Academic Disciplines: Life Science/Biology, General Science
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| Why Are Fossils So Rare? (Clip) | |||||||
 Running Time: 00:00:57 | Anthropologist Katarina Harvati explains the rare convergence of circumstances that are necessary for the discovery of a fossil specimen. Project: Evidence: How Do We Know What We Know? | Browse all programs for this project Date: November 11, 2008 Type: Interview Category: Popular Science Academic Disciplines: Life Science/Biology, General Science
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| When Scientists Disagree (Clip) | |||||||
 Running Time: 00:00:48 | Anthropologist Jean-Jacques Hublin discusses the role of conflict and argument in the scientific process. Project: Evidence: How Do We Know What We Know? | Browse all programs for this project Date: November 11, 2008 Type: Interview Category: Popular Science Academic Disciplines: Life Science/Biology, General Science
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| Iron Science Teacher: Halloween (Webcast) | |||||||
 Running Time: 00:37:58 | In this zany competition teachers have ten minutes to create a science activity from a special secret ingredient. The ingredient this time will be related to Halloween! Join us for some spooky fun! Project: Iron Science Teacher | Browse all programs for this project Date: October 31, 2008 Type: Demonstration / Activity Category: Everyday Science Academic Disciplines: Physics, General Science, Life Science/Biology |
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| Reconstructing Neanderthal DNA (Clip) | |||||||
 Running Time: 00:01:38 | Evolutionary geneticist Svante Pääbo explains that analysis of ancient Neanderthal DNA is very tricky work, thanks to fragmentation and contamination of genetic material. Project: Evidence: How Do We Know What We Know? | Browse all programs for this project Date: October 26, 2008 Type: Interview Category: Popular Science Academic Disciplines: Life Science/Biology, General Science
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| The Talking Gene (Clip) | |||||||
 Running Time: 00:02:42 | Is a single gene, FOXP2, the secret to human speech? Researchers discuss the genetic underpinnings of speech and language. Project: Evidence: How Do We Know What We Know? | Browse all programs for this project Date: October 26, 2008 Type: Interview Category: Popular Science Academic Disciplines: Life Science/Biology, General Science
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