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dna-analysis
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news.sky.comscience8 hrs ago
New estimate puts global insect species at 14 million to 20 million
Researchers analyzed DNA from more than 1.6 million insects collected in Costa Rica and used statistical methods to project worldwide totals. The resulting range is two to three times higher than earlier estimates of roughly 6 million species.
New Scientistscience8 days ago
DNA in rodent droppings reveals 700,000-year-old Beringian ecosystem
Researchers extracted genetic material from Arctic ground squirrel faeces preserved in Yukon permafrost. The samples contained DNA from woolly mammoths, steppe bison, horses, wolves, and a large cat species.
abcnews.go.comworld16 days ago
DNA identifies skeleton found in Olympic National Park tent in 2000
Officials matched genetic samples from the remains to relatives and confirmed the identity of Joseph Louis Serrao Jr. The cause of death was ruled a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
nypost.comworld30 days ago
DNA Analysis Identifies Four More Sailors From Doomed 1845 Franklin Expedition
University of Waterloo researchers matched genetic samples from remains found on King William Island and the Adelaide Peninsula to living descendants, bringing the total of identified sailors to six.
themarketherald.com.auscience52 days ago
DNA Identifies Four More Crew Members From 1845 Franklin Expedition
Archaeologists have used DNA analysis to identify four additional crew members from the lost 1845 Franklin expedition to the Northwest Passage. Three served on the HMS Erebus and one on the HMS Terror. The findings, published in the Journal of Archaeological Science and Polar Rec…