The response from the public was overwhelmingly positive, and it showed muz the ability of art to communicate science. For artist abrian, science has always played a role in her art work. She includes science in her illustrations, even in aces where you might not think it would fit. I spent an inormas amount of time on a scene where my main character was trying to calculate the physics of a minataur smashing into a wall. So i have this whole thing about a calculating pantasy physics, just for fun. I just think it's delightful.
Researchers sequence the oldest DNA ever recovered, and the people bringing art and science together.
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00:46 Million-year-old mammoth DNA
This week, researchers have smashed a long-standing record by sequencing a genome that's over a million years old. They achieved this feat by extracting DNA from permafrost-preserved mammoth teeth, using it to build-up a more detailed family tree for these ancient animals.
12:18 Putting art into science (and science into art)
Art and science are sometimes considered disparate, but when brought together the results can be greater than the sum of their parts. This week we hear from an artist and a scientist on the benefits they found when crossing the divide.
We discuss some highlights from the Nature Briefing. This time, a neanderthal gene makes brain-like organoids bumpy, and uncovering the original location of Stonehenge’s stone circle.