{"id":17,"date":"2007-08-15T21:23:17","date_gmt":"2007-08-15T09:23:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.waikato.ac.nz\/bioblog\/2007\/08\/ancient_data_modern_technology\/"},"modified":"2007-08-15T21:23:17","modified_gmt":"2007-08-15T09:23:17","slug":"ancient-data-modern-technology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.waikato.ac.nz\/bioblog\/2007\/08\/ancient-data-modern-technology\/","title":{"rendered":"Ancient data + modern technology = enhanced understanding"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span><font size=\"+0\">One of the attributes of a successful student is the ability to integrate material from across the curriculum &#8211; pulling together knowledge from (say) genetics, evolution, and biotechnology into a coherent whole. Here&#8217;s an example of a recent paper that integrates biotechnology techniques and genetics to&nbsp;clarify our understanding of our own evolutionary past.<\/font><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span><font>In a 2006 paper in the journal Nature, Dave Lambert and Craig Millar discuss the use of molecular biology techniques to sequence a partial Neandertal genome (D. Lambert &amp; C. Millar (2006) &quot;Ancient genomics is born.&quot; <em>Nature<\/em> <strong>444<\/strong>: 275-276). They describe two studies that between them sequenced more than a million base pairs of Neandertal DNA, providing data that may ultimately let us&nbsp;answer the question of whether Neandertals and <em>Homo sapiens<\/em> interbred. These studies also provide an estimate of when the two lineages last shared a common ancestor &#8211; somewhere between 370,000 and 516,000 years ago.<\/font><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><font>How were these sequences obtained? Well, the paper provides an excellent overview of the molecular techniques involved. It&#039;s well worth a read for that alone. But it&#039;s also a good paper to read as an introduction to the scientific literature: not only it is short (!), but it&#039;s also readable by a general audience.<\/font><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><font><span><\/span><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the attributes of a successful student is the ability to integrate material from across the curriculum &#8211; pulling together knowledge from (say) genetics, evolution, and biotechnology into a coherent whole. 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