Monitoring DNA contamination in handled vs. directly excavated ancient human skeletal remains.

Monitoring DNA contamination in handled vs. directly excavated ancient human skeletal remains.

Bones, teeth and hair are often the only physical evidence of human or animal presence at an archaeological site; they are also the most widely used sources of samples for ancient DNA (aDNA) analysis. Unfortunately, the DNA extracted from ancient samples, already scarce and highly degraded, is widel...

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Main Authors: Elena Pilli, Alessandra Modi, Ciro Serpico, Alessandro Achilli, Hovirag Lancioni, Barbara Lippi, Francesca Bertoldi, Sauro Gelichi, Martina Lari, David Caramelli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3556025?pdf=render

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