Setting Up an ancient DNA laboratory

Methods in Molecular Biology

Volumn 840, Issue , 2012, Pages 1-11

  Fulton, Tara L ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

aDNA; Ancient DNA; Contamination; DNA damage; Guidelines; Laboratory setup; Sample preparation; Sub sampling

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; FOSSIL; GENETIC PROCEDURES; GENETICS; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LABORATORY; METHODOLOGY; PALEONTOLOGY;

ANIMALS; DNA; FOSSILS; GENETIC TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; LABORATORIES; PALEONTOLOGY;

EID: 84856269184     PISSN: 10643745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-61779-516-9_1     Document Type: Article

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