27 min

Skeleton Lake Unexplainable

    • Life Sciences

When scientists examined the DNA of ancient bones found near a Himalayan lake, they were forced to confront a seemingly impossible conclusion.
*This episode has been updated. In the original version, we mixed up carbon isotopes with carbon isotope ratios.

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When scientists examined the DNA of ancient bones found near a Himalayan lake, they were forced to confront a seemingly impossible conclusion.
*This episode has been updated. In the original version, we mixed up carbon isotopes with carbon isotope ratios.

For further reading, go to http://vox.com/unexplainable
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27 min

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