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2.4 Million-Year-Old DNA Is Oldest Ever Recovered
2.4 Million-Year-Old DNA Is Oldest Ever Recovered
The DNA fragments collected from permafrost in northern Greenland unlock insights into an ancient ecosystem.
The DNA fragments collected from permafrost in northern Greenland unlock insights into an ancient ecosystem.
ancient DNA, ecology
Splitting Hairs
Jyoti Madhusoodanan | Sep 1, 2014 | 3 min read
Fragments of mitochondrial DNA from deer hair found on the clothing of an ice-entombed mummy offer a glimpse into Copper Age ecology.
The Iceman Cometh
Jyoti Madhusoodanan | Aug 31, 2014 | 1 min read
Meet Ötzi, the Copper Age ice man who is helping scientists reconstruct changes in the population genetics of the red deer he hunted.