Biologists have used ancient DNA, preserved in fossil bones for millennia, to study the evolution of large species, but now they can employ it to study small animals like lizards and frogs.
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Genetics, School of Archaeology, University of Oxford
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Morgan Foundation Senior Research Fellow in Freshwater Ecology and Environmental Science, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
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Masters Student in Environmental Studies, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
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Vertebrate palaeontologist, Flinders University
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Associate Professor in Ancient DNA, University of Otago