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Sir David wonders if we could extract the DNA from a blood-sucking fly trapped in amber to recreate a dinosaur? From 2009.
As a boy, David Attenborough had a piece of amber in which lay a blood-sucking fly. He still has it today.
Would it be possible to extract the DNA from one of these insects caught in the resin and, maybe, recreate a dinosaur?
Series of talks by Sir David Attenborough on the natural histories of creatures and plants from around the world.
Producer: Julian Hector
First broadcast on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 in October 2009
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