Straight from the horse's mouth
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Research undertaken by palaeontologist Bruce MacFadden at the University of Florida in Gainesville indicates that prehistoric horses, although showing the typical dentition of grass-eaters, in fact may have eaten a combination of grass and shrubs. Indeed, some teeth samples indicated that a small number of the prehistoric horses ate no grass at all. This research, based on analyzing the combination of carbon isotopes in the teeth, provides new information about what prehistoric animals ate and about changes in the plant community.
Publication Name: The Independent
Subject: Retail industry
ISSN: 0951-9467
Year: 1999
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Safety of genetic evidence is put to test
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A US National Academy of Sciences report approved the technique of DNA typing in 1992, but it is mistrusted in the UK. Genetic fingerprinting involves the comparison of the DNA in a tissue sample found at the scene of a crime with that of the defendant. Some defence lawyers argue that matching is open to interpretation. Some consider innocent and guilty people could share characteristics. Juries are confused when statistical estimates vary the probability of a chance match.
Publication Name: The Independent
Subject: Retail industry
ISSN: 0951-9467
Year: 1993
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