DNA Analysis Illuminates the History of Man
The latest techniques in DNA analysis have opened a window on the history of human evolution. Nicholas Wade, a science reporter for The New York Times, chronicles this new avenue of science in his book Before the Dawn: Recovering the Lost History of Our Ancestors.
This interview was originally broadcast on April 19, 2006.
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Before the Dawn
Recovering the Lost History of Our Ancestors
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