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Two papers on Ancient DNA
Posted by Razib Khan on March 10, 2010 Reviewed by other ScienceBloggers: Prehistoric DNA reveals the story of a Pleistocene survivor, the muskox Ancient DNA Isolated from Fossil Eggshells May Provide Clues to Eggstinction of Giant Birds
The Man Who Would Be A Barbarian
Posted by Razib Khan on January 21, 2010 A western Eurasian male is found in 2000-year-old elite Xiongnu cemetery in Northeast Mongolia: We analyzed mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA), Y-chromosome single nucleotide polymorphisms (Y-SNP), and autosomal short tandem repeats (STR) of three skeletons found in a 2,000-year-old Xiongnu elite cemetery in Duurlig Nars of Northeast Mongolia. This study is one of the first reports of…
Museums & DNA
Posted by Razib Khan on August 5, 2009 Olivia Judson has an interesting column up, Dawn at the Museum. Worth checking out since it talks about DNA extraction from specimens long deceased.
Sex-mediated gene flow & demographic history
Posted by Razib Khan on August 4, 2009 Dienekes points me to a new paper, Demographic history of Canary Islands male gene-pool: replacement of native lineages by European (PDF). Here are the results: Autochthonous (E-M81) and prominent (E-M78 and J-M267) Berber Y-chromosome lineages were detected in the indigenous remains, confirming a North West African origin for their ancestors which confirms previous mitochondrial DNA…