Just out now in Cell is a wonderful article on the full sequence of mitochondria DNA from the Neanderthal. The paper is already receiving much interest in the media, and Nature has a news story somewhat misleadingly entitled “First complete Neanderthal genome sequenced“.
Using very rigorous methods for extracting DNA material from the Vindija Cave in [...]
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Sequencing Neanderthals
Posted in evolution, genetics on August 15, 2008 | 1 Comment »