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Sir David wonders if we could extract the DNA from a blood-sucking fly trapped in amber to recreate a dinosaur? From 2009.

As a boy, David Attenborough had a piece of amber in which lay a blood-sucking fly. He still has it today.

Would it be possible to extract the DNA from one of these insects caught in the resin and, maybe, recreate a dinosaur?

Series of talks by Sir David Attenborough on the natural histories of creatures and plants from around the world.

Producer: Julian Hector

First broadcast on 大象传媒 Radio 4 in October 2009

10 minutes

Last on

Mon 9 Sep 2024 01:45

Broadcasts

  • Fri 2 Oct 2009 20:50
  • Sun 4 Oct 2009 08:50
  • Thu 14 Jan 2010 14:00
  • Fri 15 Jan 2010 04:00
  • Sun 13 Dec 2015 11:50
  • Sun 13 Dec 2015 19:50
  • Sat 18 Nov 2017 07:50
  • Sat 18 Nov 2017 17:50
  • Sun 19 Nov 2017 05:50
  • Sun 10 Nov 2019 11:50
  • Sun 10 Nov 2019 19:50
  • Sun 21 Feb 2021 10:45
  • Sun 21 Feb 2021 21:45
  • Thu 25 Feb 2021 11:45
  • Thu 25 Feb 2021 21:45
  • Sun 31 Jul 2022 10:45
  • Sun 31 Jul 2022 21:45
  • Thu 4 Aug 2022 11:45
  • Thu 4 Aug 2022 21:45
  • Sun 8 Oct 2023 10:45
  • Sun 8 Oct 2023 15:45
  • Sun 8 Oct 2023 21:45
  • Mon 9 Oct 2023 04:45
  • Sun 8 Sep 2024 06:45
  • Sun 8 Sep 2024 11:45
  • Sun 8 Sep 2024 17:45
  • Mon 9 Sep 2024 01:45