DNA from fossils: The past and the future

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics, Supplement

Volumn 88, Issue 433, 1999, Pages 133-140

  Poinar, H N ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTIONARY ANTHROPOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ancient DNA; DNA preservation; Ice Man; Neanderthal

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ARCHEOLOGY; BIODIVERSITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIET; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA SEQUENCE; ECOLOGY; EVOLUTION; FECES COMPOSITION; FOSSIL; INFLUENZA; NEW ZEALAND; PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY; PRESERVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; TUBERCULOSIS; UNITED STATES;

DNA; FOSSILS; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, MEDIEVAL; HUMANS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0033457914     PISSN: 08035326     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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