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Ancient DNA Secrets

The Infinite Monkey Cage

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The Evolution of Life on Earth

Best preservation for ancient DNA is cold and dry, which is why you tend to get some of the oldest DNA comes from things like caves. The last time we had a common ancestor between yeast and humans was quite a long time ago actually. And so we have now made that gene and we've put it back in yeast and it works. Isn't it amazing? Next step Ben is looking at volunteers, human volunteers.

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