What silver fir aDNA can tell us about Neolithic forests
Monday, May 8, 2017 - 08:22
in Paleontology & Archaeology
A new technique makes it possible to cost-effectively analyse genetic material from fossil plant and animal remains. Researchers have used this technique to examine the DNA of silver fir needles found in lake sediment in Ticino. They found clues as to how forests reacted to the emergence of agriculture.