Selections from the Woods Hole Film Festival: Hunt for the Oldest DNA
Schedule
Tue Dec 03 2024 at 06:00 pm to 08:00 pm
Location
314 Main Street, Gambrill Center, Cambridge, MA, United States, Massachusetts 02139 | Cambridge, MA
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Hunt for the Oldest DNA, feature documentary by Niobe Thompson, Canada 2024, 82 mins. For decades, scientists have tried to unlock the secrets of ancient DNA but life's genetic blueprint is incredibly fragile, and researchers have struggled to find DNA in fossils that could survive millions of years. Then, one maverick scientist had the controversial idea to look for DNA not in fossils or frozen ancient tissue – but in dirt. Join the hunt as scientists decipher the oldest DNA ever found and reveal for the first time the genes of long-extinct creatures that once thrived in a warm, lush Arctic.
The film will be followed by a conversation with John Rubin, Executive Producer, Hunt for the Oldest DNA, and Tine Warriner, Professor of Anthropology at Harvard University.
$15 General Public
$5 for MIT ID Holders
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Where is it happening?
314 Main Street, Gambrill Center, Cambridge, MA, United States, Massachusetts 02139Event Location & Nearby Stays:
