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Dr. Jeff Meldrum, associate professor of anatomy and anthropology in the 色花堂app department of biological sciences, is scheduled to appear Feb. 1 on the premier episode of the Discovery Channel series 鈥淏est Evidence.鈥�

    The episode, titled 鈥淏igfoot,鈥� includes an interview with Meldrum in his ISU lab. He discusses his research into what some believe may be footprint evidence for Sasquatch. The episode also depicts his work in progress at ISU鈥檚 Idaho Virtualization Laboratory, directed by Ralph Chapman.

   Duplicate casts of footprints found at the site of the controversial Patterson-Gimlin film clip, alleged to depict a Bigfoot encountered in northern California in 1967, were obtained from the Smithsonian Institution and virtualized in 3-D.

    Meldrum also traveled to the Motion & Gait Analysis Lab at Lucile Packard Children鈥檚 Hospital at Stanford University in Calif. to confer with Dr. Jessica Rose, researcher and director of the lab, and Dr. James Gamble, affiliated orthopaedic surgeon. They conducted a re-examination of the Patterson-Gimlin film with particular attention to details of the film subject鈥檚 gait, or pattern of walking.

    The Discovery Channel notes, 鈥溾�楤est Evidence鈥� examines the film creature鈥檚 costume, posture and gait, frame-by-frame against the movements of an actor in a suit. The results will surprise even the most skeptical viewer.鈥�

    The program is scheduled to air Feb. 1 (check local listings for times).

    Meldrum recently published the book, 鈥淪asquatch: Legend Meets Science鈥� (Forge/Tom Doherty Associates, 2006), which examines whether evidence indicates a real primate species lies behind the legend of Sasquatch, or Bigfoot.