Ancient DNA: Do It Right or Not at All

2000/08/18 by Alan Cooper, Hendrik N. Poinar · 36 citations
Environmental Science · Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · #Isotope Analysis in Ecology #Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies #Forensic and Genetic Research

paper · doi:10.1126/science.289.5482.1139b

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Abstract

Multiproxy analysis of permafrost preserved faeces provides an unprecedented insight into the diets and habitats of extinct and extant megafauna,

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