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Decoding Neanderthals

Examining evidence about Neanderthals that sheds light on the hominids, which died off some 30,000 years ago. Included: geneticist Svante Pääbo's 2010 reconstruction of the Neanderthal genome, which posits that modern humans and Neanderthals interbred at some point in the distant past.

English
  • Originally Aired January 9, 2013
  • Runtime 60 minutes
  • Content Rating United States of America TV-PG
  • Production Code 4002
  • Network PBS
  • Created January 17, 2013 by
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Name Type Role
Corey Johnson Guest Star
Nick Clarke Powell Director