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Articles related to ancient DNA
Browse: The Origins of Vanuatu and Tonga’s First People |
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The Devil Is in the DNA
DNA analysis reveals that Tasmanian devils survived a major population decline thousands of years ago, leaving them with low genetic diversity to withstand devil facial tumour disease. |
Browse: Ancient DNA shows perfect storm felled Ice Age giants |
Cover Story:
Neandertal Life Reconstructed One Bacterium at a Time
Fossilised dental calculus is revealing that Neandertals weren’t the oafish brutes we’ve long considered them to be. |
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Enzyme Evolution Reveals Earth’s Inhospitable Past
The reconstruction of a one-billion-year-old enzyme paints a picture of a hot and hostile past. |
Feature:
Devil Is in the DNA
Ancient DNA is helping shed light on why the Tasmanian devil is being driven to extinction. |
Browse: Wren DNA Reshapes NZ Geological Theory |
Cool Careers:
DNA Survives the Heat
Ancient DNA in the Pilbara may give us unprecedented insights into past climate. |