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That, however, is Palaeolithic art. Paleoart – graphic depictions of long-gone creatures and environments – is an oft-overlooked genre with roots in the early eighteenth century, when the study of extinct animal fossils took off, and both scientists and the public began to imagine a deep past.  <a href="https://blogs.nature.com/aviewfromthebridge/2017/08/18/paleoart-painting-deep-past#more-6657" class="more-link">Read more</a></p> </div> <div class="wpn-entry-meta"> <aside> <div class="article-tools cleared"> <h2 class="hidden">Article tools</h2> <ul id="wpn-share-post-6657" class="wpn-entry-user-actions"> <li class="wpn-entry-comment-link"><a class="comments-link" href="https://blogs.nature.com/aviewfromthebridge/2017/08/18/paleoart-painting-deep-past/#respond" title="Comment on Paleoart: painting the deep past">add a comment</a></li> <li class="sendtofriend"><a href="https://blogs.nature.com/aviewfromthebridge/tell-a-friend?id=6657">Email</a></li> <li class="wpn-share-bookmark"> <h3 class="toggle-bookmarking-links">Share/bookmark</h3> <div id="bookmarking-links" class="bookmarking-popup"> <ul class="bookmarking" id="wpn-share-post-6657"> <li class="facebook"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fblogs.nature.com%2Faviewfromthebridge%2F2017%2F08%2F18%2Fpaleoart-painting-deep-past%2F">Facebook</a></li> <li class="twitter"><a href="https://twitter.com/?status=%3Cem%3EPaleoart%3C%2Fem%3E%3A+painting+the+deep+past+https%3A%2F%2Fblogs.nature.com%2Faviewfromthebridge%2F2017%2F08%2F18%2Fpaleoart-painting-deep-past%2F">Twitter</a></li> <li class="delicious"><a href="http://del.icio.us/post?url=https%3A%2F%2Fblogs.nature.com%2Faviewfromthebridge%2F2017%2F08%2F18%2Fpaleoart-painting-deep-past%2F&title=%3Cem%3EPaleoart%3C%2Fem%3E%3A+painting+the+deep+past">Delicious</a></li> <li class="digg"><a href="http://digg.com/submit?phase=2&url=https%3A%2F%2Fblogs.nature.com%2Faviewfromthebridge%2F2017%2F08%2F18%2Fpaleoart-painting-deep-past%2F&title=%3Cem%3EPaleoart%3C%2Fem%3E%3A+painting+the+deep+past">Digg</a></li> <li class="googleplus"><a href="https://plus.google.com/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Fblogs.nature.com%2Faviewfromthebridge%2F2017%2F08%2F18%2Fpaleoart-painting-deep-past%2F">Google+</a></li> <li class="linkedin"><a href="http://linkedin.com/cws/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Fblogs.nature.com%2Faviewfromthebridge%2F2017%2F08%2F18%2Fpaleoart-painting-deep-past%2F&title=%3Cem%3EPaleoart%3C%2Fem%3E%3A+painting+the+deep+past">LinkedIn</a></li> <li class="reddit"><a href="http://reddit.com/s/https%3A%2F%2Fblogs.nature.com%2Faviewfromthebridge%2F2017%2F08%2F18%2Fpaleoart-painting-deep-past%2F">Reddit</a></li> <li class="stumbleupon"><a href="http://stumbleupon.com/submit?url=https%3A%2F%2Fblogs.nature.com%2Faviewfromthebridge%2F2017%2F08%2F18%2Fpaleoart-painting-deep-past%2F&title=%3Cem%3EPaleoart%3C%2Fem%3E%3A+painting+the+deep+past">StumbleUpon</a></li> </ul> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </aside> </div> </div> </article> <article> <div id="wpn-post-5891" class="hentry wpn-post wpn-publish wpn-post-2 wpn-even wpn-alt wpn-author-barbara-kiser wpn-has-excerpt wpn-category-culture wpn-category-genetics wpn-category-lab-life wpn-category-palaeontology cleared"> <p class="wpn-dateline"><time datetime="2017-04-04T10:44:34+01:00" pubdate><span class="published"><abbr class="value" title="2017-04-04">April 4, 2017 </abbr>|<abbr class="value" title="2017-04-04"> 10:44 am</abbr></span></time></p><h2 class='wpn-post-title entry-title article-heading secondary-heading'><a href='https://blogs.nature.com/aviewfromthebridge/2017/04/04/celebrity-science/'>Ancient DNA and the rise of ‘celebrity science’</a></h2> <p class="wpn-byline">Posted by <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://blogs.nature.com/aviewfromthebridge/author/barbara-kiser/" title="Barbara Kiser">Barbara Kiser</a></span><span class="divider"> | </span><span class="category"><span class="before">Categories: </span><a href="https://blogs.nature.com/aviewfromthebridge/category/culture/" rel="tag">Culture</a>, <a href="https://blogs.nature.com/aviewfromthebridge/category/genetics/" rel="tag">Genetics</a>, <a href="https://blogs.nature.com/aviewfromthebridge/category/lab-life/" rel="tag">Lab life</a>, <a href="https://blogs.nature.com/aviewfromthebridge/category/palaeontology/" rel="tag">Palaeontology</a></span></p> <div class="wpn-entry-summary"> <a href="https://blogs.nature.com/aviewfromthebridge/2017/04/04/celebrity-science/" title="Ancient DNA and the rise of ‘celebrity science’"><img src="https://blogs.nature.com/aviewfromthebridge/files/2017/04/IMG_0273-150x150.jpg" alt="Elizabeth Jones." class="thumbnail " width="150" /></a><p>Whether it’s about Neanderthal-human interbreeding or the prospect of resurrecting woolly mammoths, the public cannot seem to hear enough about ancient-DNA research. For science historian Elizabeth Jones, ancient DNA offered an opportunity to study the development of a field in the crucible of intense public interest. She defines the phenomenon as “celebrity science”, in which scientists harness attention to generate interest in their work and capture future funding.  <a href="https://blogs.nature.com/aviewfromthebridge/2017/04/04/celebrity-science#more-5891" class="more-link">Read more</a></p> </div> <div class="wpn-entry-meta"> <aside> <div class="article-tools cleared"> <h2 class="hidden">Article tools</h2> <ul id="wpn-share-post-5891" class="wpn-entry-user-actions"> <li class="wpn-entry-comment-link"><a class="comments-link" href="https://blogs.nature.com/aviewfromthebridge/2017/04/04/celebrity-science/#respond" title="Comment on Ancient DNA and the rise of ‘celebrity science’">add a comment</a></li> <li class="sendtofriend"><a href="https://blogs.nature.com/aviewfromthebridge/tell-a-friend?id=5891">Email</a></li> <li class="wpn-share-bookmark"> <h3 class="toggle-bookmarking-links">Share/bookmark</h3> <div id="bookmarking-links" class="bookmarking-popup"> <ul class="bookmarking" id="wpn-share-post-5891"> <li class="facebook"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fblogs.nature.com%2Faviewfromthebridge%2F2017%2F04%2F04%2Fcelebrity-science%2F">Facebook</a></li> <li class="twitter"><a href="https://twitter.com/?status=Ancient+DNA+and+the+rise+of+%E2%80%98celebrity+science%E2%80%99+https%3A%2F%2Fblogs.nature.com%2Faviewfromthebridge%2F2017%2F04%2F04%2Fcelebrity-science%2F">Twitter</a></li> <li class="delicious"><a href="http://del.icio.us/post?url=https%3A%2F%2Fblogs.nature.com%2Faviewfromthebridge%2F2017%2F04%2F04%2Fcelebrity-science%2F&title=Ancient+DNA+and+the+rise+of+%E2%80%98celebrity+science%E2%80%99">Delicious</a></li> <li class="digg"><a href="http://digg.com/submit?phase=2&url=https%3A%2F%2Fblogs.nature.com%2Faviewfromthebridge%2F2017%2F04%2F04%2Fcelebrity-science%2F&title=Ancient+DNA+and+the+rise+of+%E2%80%98celebrity+science%E2%80%99">Digg</a></li> <li class="googleplus"><a href="https://plus.google.com/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Fblogs.nature.com%2Faviewfromthebridge%2F2017%2F04%2F04%2Fcelebrity-science%2F">Google+</a></li> <li class="linkedin"><a href="http://linkedin.com/cws/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Fblogs.nature.com%2Faviewfromthebridge%2F2017%2F04%2F04%2Fcelebrity-science%2F&title=Ancient+DNA+and+the+rise+of+%E2%80%98celebrity+science%E2%80%99">LinkedIn</a></li> <li class="reddit"><a href="http://reddit.com/s/https%3A%2F%2Fblogs.nature.com%2Faviewfromthebridge%2F2017%2F04%2F04%2Fcelebrity-science%2F">Reddit</a></li> <li class="stumbleupon"><a href="http://stumbleupon.com/submit?url=https%3A%2F%2Fblogs.nature.com%2Faviewfromthebridge%2F2017%2F04%2F04%2Fcelebrity-science%2F&title=Ancient+DNA+and+the+rise+of+%E2%80%98celebrity+science%E2%80%99">StumbleUpon</a></li> </ul> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </aside> </div> </div> </article> <article> <div id="wpn-post-1661" class="hentry wpn-post wpn-publish wpn-post-3 wpn-odd wpn-author-barbara-kiser wpn-has-excerpt wpn-category-arts wpn-category-palaeontology cleared"> <p class="wpn-dateline"><time datetime="2015-06-22T13:11:44+01:00" pubdate><span class="published"><abbr class="value" title="2015-06-22">June 22, 2015 </abbr>|<abbr class="value" title="2015-06-22"> 1:11 pm</abbr></span></time></p><h2 class='wpn-post-title entry-title article-heading secondary-heading'><a href='https://blogs.nature.com/aviewfromthebridge/2015/06/22/back-to-the-jurassic/'>Back to the Jurassic</a></h2> <p class="wpn-byline">Posted by <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://blogs.nature.com/aviewfromthebridge/author/barbara-kiser/" title="Barbara Kiser">Barbara Kiser</a></span><span class="divider"> | </span><span class="category"><span class="before">Categories: </span><a href="https://blogs.nature.com/aviewfromthebridge/category/arts/" rel="tag">Arts</a>, <a href="https://blogs.nature.com/aviewfromthebridge/category/palaeontology/" rel="tag">Palaeontology</a></span></p> <div class="wpn-entry-summary"> <a href="https://blogs.nature.com/aviewfromthebridge/2015/06/22/back-to-the-jurassic/" title="Back to the Jurassic"><img src="https://blogs.nature.com/aviewfromthebridge/files/2015/06/Jurassic-World-150x150.jpg" alt="Back to the Jurassic" class="thumbnail " width="150" /></a><p>If you have not seen Jurassic Park yet, I envy you. One of the greatest creature features of all time, Steven Spielberg’s tale of human hubris and a dinosaur theme park going horribly wrong is right up there with the original 1933 film King Kong, directed by Merian Cooper. I still remember seeing Jurassic Park for the first time — amazingly, 22 years ago — after which I reviewed it glowingly in Books and Arts.  <a href="https://blogs.nature.com/aviewfromthebridge/2015/06/22/back-to-the-jurassic#more-1661" class="more-link">Read more</a></p> </div> <div class="wpn-entry-meta"> <aside> <div class="article-tools cleared"> <h2 class="hidden">Article tools</h2> <ul id="wpn-share-post-1661" class="wpn-entry-user-actions"> <li class="wpn-entry-comment-link"><a class="comments-link" href="https://blogs.nature.com/aviewfromthebridge/2015/06/22/back-to-the-jurassic/#comments" title="Comment on Back to the Jurassic">1 Comment</a></li> <li class="sendtofriend"><a href="https://blogs.nature.com/aviewfromthebridge/tell-a-friend?id=1661">Email</a></li> <li class="wpn-share-bookmark"> <h3 class="toggle-bookmarking-links">Share/bookmark</h3> <div id="bookmarking-links" class="bookmarking-popup"> <ul class="bookmarking" id="wpn-share-post-1661"> <li class="facebook"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fblogs.nature.com%2Faviewfromthebridge%2F2015%2F06%2F22%2Fback-to-the-jurassic%2F">Facebook</a></li> <li class="twitter"><a href="https://twitter.com/?status=Back+to+the+Jurassic+https%3A%2F%2Fblogs.nature.com%2Faviewfromthebridge%2F2015%2F06%2F22%2Fback-to-the-jurassic%2F">Twitter</a></li> <li class="delicious"><a href="http://del.icio.us/post?url=https%3A%2F%2Fblogs.nature.com%2Faviewfromthebridge%2F2015%2F06%2F22%2Fback-to-the-jurassic%2F&title=Back+to+the+Jurassic">Delicious</a></li> <li class="digg"><a href="http://digg.com/submit?phase=2&url=https%3A%2F%2Fblogs.nature.com%2Faviewfromthebridge%2F2015%2F06%2F22%2Fback-to-the-jurassic%2F&title=Back+to+the+Jurassic">Digg</a></li> <li class="googleplus"><a href="https://plus.google.com/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Fblogs.nature.com%2Faviewfromthebridge%2F2015%2F06%2F22%2Fback-to-the-jurassic%2F">Google+</a></li> <li class="linkedin"><a href="http://linkedin.com/cws/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Fblogs.nature.com%2Faviewfromthebridge%2F2015%2F06%2F22%2Fback-to-the-jurassic%2F&title=Back+to+the+Jurassic">LinkedIn</a></li> <li class="reddit"><a href="http://reddit.com/s/https%3A%2F%2Fblogs.nature.com%2Faviewfromthebridge%2F2015%2F06%2F22%2Fback-to-the-jurassic%2F">Reddit</a></li> <li class="stumbleupon"><a href="http://stumbleupon.com/submit?url=https%3A%2F%2Fblogs.nature.com%2Faviewfromthebridge%2F2015%2F06%2F22%2Fback-to-the-jurassic%2F&title=Back+to+the+Jurassic">StumbleUpon</a></li> </ul> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </aside> </div> </div> </article> </div> </section> </div> <div class="col" id="extranav"> <div id="wpn-primary" class="wpn-id-primary sidebar aside"> <div id="wpn-about-blog" class="current-issue-box"><div class="wrap"><h1 class="wpn-archived wpn-expander">About this blog</h1> <div>A View from the Bridge is the blog for Books and Arts, culture hub of the top international science journal Nature. 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