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back in Tokyo dr. Naoki Suzuki oversees

back in Tokyo dr. Naoki Suzuki oversees the Assembly of high resolution images

the Assembly of high resolution images

the Assembly of high resolution images from Lubas CT scan images that will tell

from Lubas CT scan images that will tell

from Lubas CT scan images that will tell her tale from the inside out

for waiting those results dan Fisher

for waiting those results dan Fisher takes time to consider Lyuba from

takes time to consider Lyuba from

takes time to consider Lyuba from another angle there’s a side of science

another angle there’s a side of science

another angle there’s a side of science that we often think about is the hard

that we often think about is the hard

that we often think about is the hard side the careful scrutiny of ideas the

side the careful scrutiny of ideas the

side the careful scrutiny of ideas the detailed evaluation of backgrounds

detailed evaluation of backgrounds

detailed evaluation of backgrounds circumstances and that’s an important

circumstances and that’s an important

circumstances and that’s an important sign without it we couldn’t have the

sign without it we couldn’t have the

sign without it we couldn’t have the trust that we have in our results but

trust that we have in our results but

trust that we have in our results but there’s another side of science that is

there’s another side of science that is

there’s another side of science that is perhaps the more creative side it has to

perhaps the more creative side it has to

perhaps the more creative side it has to do with the where ideas come from you

do with the where ideas come from you

do with the where ideas come from you realize is that they really come from

realize is that they really come from

realize is that they really come from sort of free associations an open mind

sort of free associations an open mind

sort of free associations an open mind and one of the things that we have to

and one of the things that we have to

and one of the things that we have to then do as scientists is practice a sort

then do as scientists is practice a sort

then do as scientists is practice a sort of relaxation of sort of clearing of the

of relaxation of sort of clearing of the

of relaxation of sort of clearing of the mind a sort of attempt to make some

mind a sort of attempt to make some

mind a sort of attempt to make some connection with the phenomena that we’re

connection with the phenomena that we’re

connection with the phenomena that we’re studying this is not anything that’s

studying this is not anything that’s

studying this is not anything that’s that’s magic it’s it’s something that

that’s magic it’s it’s something that

that’s magic it’s it’s something that happens differently for every scientist

dan lets his mind drift back to the

dan lets his mind drift back to the Siberian steppe 40,000 years ago

baby Yuba might have been only a few

baby Yuba might have been only a few months old traveling with the mammoth

months old traveling with the mammoth

months old traveling with the mammoth herd under the watchful eye of her

herd under the watchful eye of her

herd under the watchful eye of her mother she would mimic the gestures of

mother she would mimic the gestures of

mother she would mimic the gestures of her family but would not yet be

her family but would not yet be

her family but would not yet be coordinated or mature enough for a diet

coordinated or mature enough for a diet

coordinated or mature enough for a diet of plants

Luber would still be dependent on her

Luber would still be dependent on her mother’s milk

today baby lubbers extraordinary

today baby lubbers extraordinary preservation could lead to new

preservation could lead to new

preservation could lead to new discoveries about mammoths behavior and

discoveries about mammoths behavior and

discoveries about mammoths behavior and Dan hopes she’s ready to share her Ice

Dan hopes she’s ready to share her Ice

Dan hopes she’s ready to share her Ice Age secrets secrets he’ll pursue here

Age secrets secrets he’ll pursue here

Age secrets secrets he’ll pursue here and in the field when he follows her

and in the field when he follows her

and in the field when he follows her trail back to the tundra