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The hidden history in our DNA - Part 2 - Travel and Culture

In the second of a two-part special, Adam Rutherford and UCL geneticist Lucy van Dorp explore the last 50-100 thousand years of human evolutionary history, visible in our DNA.

Our genomes are more than just an instruction manual for our bodies. They are maps, diaries, history books and medical records of our and our ancestor's lives...if you know how to read them. In the second part of 大象传媒 Inside Science's special, series, Adam Rutherford, UCL geneticist Lucy van Dorp and other scientists discover how travel and even culture of our ancestors can be decoded in our DNA today.

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28 minutes

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  • Thu 2 Jan 2020 16:30
  • Thu 2 Jan 2020 21:00

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