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Fossil Discovery

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An international team of scientists announced yesterday that they have reconstructed the earliest known hominid skeleton. We talk with the lead researcher about the significance of the fossil, nicknamed Ardi.

Guests:

Tim White, professor of integrative biology at UC Berkeley and co-director of the Middle Awash Project, a team of 70 scientists that reconstructed Ardi's skeleton

David Perlman, science editor for The San Francisco Chronicle

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