Second-Generation DNA Sequencing Answers Confounding Questions About Human Evolution
Thursday, December 31, 2009 - 14:49
in Biology & Nature
Scientists from the Max-Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology and the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography have for the first time directly analyzed DNA from a member of our own species who lived around 30,000 years ago, allowing scientists a unique glimpse into the history of evolution. Their research is detailed in the December 31 issue of Current Biology. read more