Genome brings extinct man to "life"
Scientists in Denmark have reconstructed the nuclear genome of an extinct human being, shining new light on extinct cultures, heredity and disease. Julie Gordon reports.
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Genome brings extinct man to "life"
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- How have the scientists reconstructed this man?
- Where has the man’s name, Imak, come from?
- What did they analyse to get the genome?
- Where does the team of scientists work?
- What do they need to ‘get out’?
- How does the reporter describe the genome reconstruction?
- Name 3 features that the reconstruction shows.
- What is unusual about his teeth?
- Who can now learn more about extinct cultures?
- How can reconstruction benefit medical research?
- What was required in the past for reconstruction?
- What is the ‘joke’ behind the final comment?
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