Ice Age: Return of the Mammoth – C4

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A team of scientists searches for the frozen remains of Ice Age animals

A team of scientists searches for the frozen remains of Ice Age animals

Scientists travel to Siberia in search of the remains of Ice Age beasts, hoping to learn more about the era from their DNA.

So far, so scientific and so sensible.

Ice Age Steppe wolf head (Image credit: Pro Co)

But we also meet Harvard professor George Church, who wants to genetically engineer a herd of mammoths to release into a park created by Russian ecologists.

Has he learnt nothing from Jurassic Park?

TV Times rating: ****

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