Dr. Beth Shapiro (Georgia & Balliol 1999) featured at the USA Science & Engineering Festival

"Evolutionary biologist Beth Shapiro spends her days peering into the past.

Her work in the emerging research field of ancient DNA takes her on a fascinating journey through time – collecting and studying the genetic samples of giant mammoths, saber-toothed cats, mastodons, dodo birds and other extinct animals, and piecing together such mysteries as the last ice age and the arrival of the first humans to North America." Read more at the USA Science & Engineering Festival