Genetic load: genomic estimates and applications in non-model animals

G Bertorelle, F Raffini, M Bosse, C Bortoluzzi… - Nature Reviews …, 2022‏ - nature.com
Genetic variation, which is generated by mutation, recombination and gene flow, can reduce
the mean fitness of a population, both now and in the future. This 'genetic load'has been …

Ancient DNA analysis

L Orlando, R Allaby, P Skoglund… - Nature reviews …, 2021‏ - nature.com
Although the first ancient DNA molecules were extracted more than three decades ago, the
first ancient nuclear genomes could only be characterized after high-throughput sequencing …

[ספר][B] Atlas of taphonomic identifications: 1001+ images of fossil and recent mammal bone modification

Y Fernández-Jalvo, P Andrews - 2016‏ - books.google.com
The aim of the atlas is to provide images of taphonomic modifications, making it as
comprehensive as possible with evidence presently available. This volume is intended both …

Neandertal and Denisovan DNA from Pleistocene sediments

V Slon, C Hopfe, CL Weiß, F Mafessoni… - Science, 2017‏ - science.org
Although a rich record of Pleistocene human-associated archaeological assemblages
exists, the scarcity of hominin fossils often impedes the understanding of which hominins …

Genomic and archaeological evidence suggest a dual origin of domestic dogs

LAF Frantz, VE Mullin, M Pionnier-Capitan… - Science, 2016‏ - science.org
The geographic and temporal origins of dogs remain controversial. We generated genetic
sequences from 59 ancient dogs and a complete (28x) genome of a late Neolithic dog …

Extraction of highly degraded DNA from ancient bones, teeth and sediments for high-throughput sequencing

N Rohland, I Glocke, A Aximu-Petri, M Meyer - Nature protocols, 2018‏ - nature.com
DNA preserved in ancient bones, teeth and sediments is typically highly fragmented and
present only in minute amounts. Here, we provide a highly versatile silica-based DNA …

Ancient pathogen genomics as an emerging tool for infectious disease research

MA Spyrou, KI Bos, A Herbig, J Krause - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2019‏ - nature.com
Over the past decade, a genomics revolution, made possible through the development of
high-throughput sequencing, has triggered considerable progress in the study of ancient …

Diagenesis of archaeological bone and tooth

C Kendall, AMH Eriksen, I Kontopoulos… - Palaeogeography …, 2018‏ - Elsevier
An understanding of the structural complexity of mineralised tissues is fundamental for
exploration into the field of diagenesis. Here we review aspects of current and past research …

mapDamage2. 0: fast approximate Bayesian estimates of ancient DNA damage parameters

H Jónsson, A Ginolhac, M Schubert… - …, 2013‏ - academic.oup.com
Abstract Motivation: Ancient DNA (aDNA) molecules in fossilized bones and teeth,
coprolites, sediments, mummified specimens and museum collections represent fantastic …

Next-generation digital information storage in DNA

GM Church, Y Gao, S Kosuri - Science, 2012‏ - science.org
Digital information is accumulating at an astounding rate, straining our ability to store and
archive it. DNA is among the most dense and stable information media known. The …