Nova. Hunt for the oldest DNA / written & directed by Niobe Thompson ; produced by Ally Barry, Sandra Tober ; a NOVA production by Handful of Films, Inc. ; in co-production with HHMI Tangled Bank Studios for GBH.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Thompson, Niobe, 1973- director, screenwriter.

Tober, Sandra, producer.

Barry, Ally, producer.

Cullis-Suzuki, Sarika, narrator.

Stone, Richard (Television producer), producer.

Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.), publisher.

Handful of Films (Firm), production company.

Tangled Bank Studios, LLC, production company.

Series:

Academic Video Online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

DNA--Analysis.

DNA.

DNA--History.

DNA, Fossil--History.

DNA, Fossil.

DNA--Purification.

Paleopedology.

Genre:

Documentary television programs.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (54 minutes)

Other Title:

Hunt for the oldest DNA

Place of Publication:

Arlington, VA : Public Broadcasting Service, 2024.

Language Note:

In English.

System Details:

video file

Summary:

For decades, scientists have tried to unlock the secrets of ancient DNA, struggling to find DNA in fossils that could survive millions of years. Then, one maverick scientist had the controversial idea to look for DNA not in fossils or frozen ancient tissue - but in dirt. Follow the dramatic quest to recover DNA millions of years old and reveal a lost world from before the last Ice Age.

Participant:

Narrator: Sarika Cullis-Suzuki.

Notes:

Title from title screen (viewed April 25, 2024).

OCLC:

1439295823

Publisher Number:

14236321 Kanopy