Hunt for the Oldest DNA
Overview
Three million years ago, camels roamed through Greenland’s endless forests and our ancestors lived in the trees. It all came to an end with the Ice Ages. What died and what survived, as natural selection shaped the evolutionary tree during this epochal shift from hot to cold? Until now, scientists have known less about the natural world before the Ice Age than they did about the age of dinosaurs, which ended 64 million years ago. A new discovery is set to reveal this lost world, species by species. Led by Danish gene-hunter Eske Willerslev, a team of scientists for the first time in history is sequencing DNA from before the Ice Age. The picture that emerges is of a hot planet, when forests blanketed the Arctic and carbon levels matched those in our atmosphere today. Is this a portrait of our own climate future?
About Hunt for the Oldest DNA (2024)
Released in 2024, Hunt for the Oldest DNA is a documentary film from NOVA (DK). It was directed by Niobe Thompson and written by Niobe Thompson. The cast is led by Sarika Cullis-Suzuki. With a runtime of 54m, the film averages 6.0/10 across 2 TMDB ratings.
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