Family Tree For Cattle, Other Ruminants Created
Monday, October 19, 2009 - 19:35
in Paleontology & Archaeology
Pairing a new approach to prepare ancient DNA with a new scientific technique developed specifically to genotype a cow, scientists have created a very accurate and widespread "family tree" for cows and other ruminants, going back as far as 29 million years. This same technique also could be used to verify ancient relatives to humans and assist scientists who are studying human diseases.