Eons

Season 2, Episode 35

Episode Title: Can We Get DNA From Fossils?

Air Date: 2018-10-02

Overview:

In 1993, scientists cracked open a piece of amber, took out the body of an ancient weevil, and sampled its DNA. Or, at least, so we thought. It took another few decades of research, and a lot of take-backs, before scientists could figure out how we could truly unlock the genetic secrets of the past.