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Analysis of Ancient Microbial DNA
The development of next-generation sequencing has led to a breakthrough in the analysis of ancient genomes, and the subsequent genomic analyses of...
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Ancient DNA: the past for the future
The last decade has seen advancements in sequencing technologies and laboratory preparation protocols for ancient DNA (aDNA) that have rapidly been...
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Ancient DNA reveals genetic admixture in China during tiger evolution
The tiger ( Panthera tigris ) is a charismatic megafauna species that originated and diversified in Asia and probably experienced population...
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Ancient Diatom DNA
An interesting feature of some diatom species is their ability to form resting stages, a dormant life stage that can allow them to survive long...
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Inferring biological kinship in ancient datasets: comparing the response of ancient DNA-specific software packages to low coverage data
BackgroundThe inference of biological relations between individuals is fundamental to understanding past human societies. Caregiving, resource...
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KIN: a method to infer relatedness from low-coverage ancient DNA
Genetic kinship of ancient individuals can provide insights into their culture and social hierarchy, and is relevant for downstream genetic analyses....
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Ancient DNA reveals admixture history and endogamy in the prehistoric Aegean
The Neolithic and Bronze Ages were highly transformative periods for the genetic history of Europe but for the Aegean—a region fundamental to...
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Early human impact on lake cyanobacteria revealed by a Holocene record of sedimentary ancient DNA
Sedimentary DNA-based studies revealed the effects of human activity on lake cyanobacteria communities over the last centuries, yet we continue to...
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Detection of chromosomal aneuploidy in ancient genomes
Ancient DNA is a valuable tool for investigating genetic and evolutionary history that can also provide detailed profiles of the lives of ancient...
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Progress and Prospects in Epigenetic Studies of Ancient DNA
AbstractDevelopment of technologies for high-throughput whole-genome sequencing and improvement of sample preparation techniques made it possible to...
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aMeta: an accurate and memory-efficient ancient metagenomic profiling workflow
Analysis of microbial data from archaeological samples is a growing field with great potential for understanding ancient environments, lifestyles,...
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Ancient DNA provides insights into 4,000 years of resource economy across Greenland
The success and failure of past cultures across the Arctic was tightly coupled to the ability of past peoples to exploit the full range of resources...
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Genetic epidemiology of late blight in Australia using ancient DNA
Late blight caused by Phytophthora infestans is the most destructive disease of potatoes worldwide and is most notable as the cause of the Irish...
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Ancient DNA from Tubo Kingdom-related tombs in northeastern Tibetan Plateau revealed their genetic affinity to both Tibeto-Burman and Altaic populations
The rise of the Tubo Kingdom is considered as the key period for the formation of modern groups on the Tibetan Plateau. The ethnic origin of the...
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Evolution of snow algae, from cosmopolitans to endemics, revealed by DNA analysis of ancient ice
Recent studies of microbial biogeography have revealed the global distribution of cosmopolitans and dispersal of regional endemics, but little is...
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Ancient Wheat Genomes Illuminate Domestication, Dispersal, and Diversity
Ancient DNA (aDNA) promises to revolutionise our understanding of crop evolution. Wheat has been a major crop for millennia and has a particularly...
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Larix species range dynamics in Siberia since the Last Glacial captured from sedimentary ancient DNA
Climate change is expected to cause major shifts in boreal forests which are in vast areas of Siberia dominated by two species of the deciduous...
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TA Cloning Approaches to Cloning DNA with Damaged Ends DNA
DNA ends can become damaged for various reasons making them unsuitable for TA cloning techniques, the easiest and most common of the DNA cloning...
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The ancient DNA and archaeobotanical analysis suggest cultivation of Triticum aestivum subsp. spelta at Yumuktepe and Yenikapı Pottery Neolithic sites in Turkey
Archaeobotanical materials subject to aDNA analysis were recovered from Yumuktepe and Yenikapı, two important archaeological sites in Anatolia and...
