One of the best PBS series,A weekly documentary series, each episode providing an in-depth look at a different subject of scientific research. Subjects examined by this show have included the cutting edge of theoretical physics, a return to the Chernobyl nuclear reactor, the long-term effects of Amazon deforestation, and the development of life-saving medical techniques. Written by Jean-Marc Rocher {rocher@fiberbit.net}
(Check local listings) The distinguished Sir David Attenborough leads viewers through the possibilities of finding and extracting ancient DNA in the episode "Jewel of the Earth." He begins the journey with a piece of amber he obtained as a child and that contains insects trapped inside. Scientists discuss what might have happened to those insects when they existed and where they might have lived. from IMDB.