Animals
Researchers are Sequencing Two Prehistoric Bear Species Using Only Prehistoric Poop Traces
When studying ancient DNA, researchers typically use teeth or bones found in fossils. However, while fossils are useful, they only include a snapshot of an individual's DNA within a genus, not the genetics of the whole population, according to Caroline Delbert of Popular Mechanics.
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