Excrement analysis by PCR
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A genetic analysis of a threatened population of European brown bears in the Brenta region of Northern Italy was carried out using the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) to examine the bears' droppings. PCR allows researchers to enlarge the mitochondrial DNA samples obtained from the droppings. PCR analysis can help to estimate how many bears or other rare animals are present in a particular area and to infer the animals' eating habits.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 1992
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Molecular analysis of Neanderthal DNA from the northern Caucasus
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A second mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) analysis of a Neanderthal is reported, along with an analysis on clearly dated Neanderthal remains.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 2000
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Neanderthal population genetics
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The extraction, amplification and sequencing of DNA from 29,000 year old bone material of a Neanderthal has been described.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 2000
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