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Hunt for the Oldest DNA
Season 51
Episode 4
For decades, scientists have tried to unlock the secrets of ancient DNA. Follow the dramatic quest to recover DNA millions of years old and reveal a lost world from before the last Ice Age.
- Airdates
- Monday Dec 15, 9:00 PM PST on PBS SoCal Encore
- Tuesday Dec 16, 4:00 PM PST on PBS SoCal
- Tuesday Dec 16, 5:00 PM PST on PBS SoCal WORLD
- Tuesday Dec 16, 10:00 PM PST on PBS SoCal WORLD
- Wednesday Dec 17, 3:00 AM PST on PBS SoCal Encore
- Wednesday Dec 17, 6:00 AM PST on PBS SoCal WORLD
- Wednesday Dec 17, 9:00 AM PST on PBS SoCal Encore
- Wednesday Dec 17, 3:00 PM PST on PBS SoCal Encore
- Saturday Dec 20, 8:00 PM PST on PBS SoCal Encore
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