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2002 29 minutes Introducing cutting-edge scientists in various fields of science and technology and their research. Shinoda continues to conduct detailed analysis of mitochondrial DNA from ancient human bones collected from ruins both in Japan and abroad, and his research is closing in on the origins of mankind. In recent years, he has attracted attention for producing research results that overturn the conventional wisdom about the origins of the Jomon people. It can also be said that it is thanks to the Internet age that he is able to continue mitochondrial DNA analysis alone in Saga Prefecture and conduct world-leading research. Award-winning work Shinoda Kenichi Associate Professor, Department of Anatomy, Saga Medical University Ogata Tomomi (narrator) Associate Professor, Department of Anatomy, Saga Medical University