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Click here to watch the full program (62 minutes) http://bit.ly/3y4aswN List of programs on NewsPicks https://bit.ly/3KCA4GD 10-day free trial available http://bit.ly/3X5XMzD Student discount plan (500 yen per month) also available for students http://bit.ly/3TbGalK _____ The only surviving human. That is us, Homo sapiens, who live on the earth as one genus and one species. However, in recent years, it has become possible to analyze nuclear DNA, which contains a large amount of information, and it has been discovered that modern humans have inherited the genes of another human species, the Neanderthals, which were supposed to have become extinct long ago, and that the process of evolution is more complex and diverse. Now, the research on ancient DNA is making great strides and is about to overturn the conventional wisdom of human history and conventional wisdom. Where did humans come from? Who are we? Yoichi Ochiai welcomes Kenichi Shinoda, the director of the National Museum of Nature and Science, and author of "The Origin of Humankind," which has sold over 100,000 copies, to the forefront of ancient DNA research, a new "image of humanity," and the roots of the Japanese people. #YoichiOchiai #weeklyochiai #Neanderthals #genes #DNA #NationalMuseumofNature #Humanity #Jomon