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Discovery of ancient DNA from antelope fossils in South Africa opens a new window on the past

Reported by The Conversation Africa · · Deon de Jager, Researcher in ancient DNA, University of Copenhagen

Discovery of ancient DNA from antelope fossils in South Africa opens a new window on the past — photograph supplied by The Conversation Africa

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Over the past 50,000 years, many of the world’s large mammals have gone extinct. Until recent decades, all we knew about them came from fossils. Now, analysis of ancient DNA is adding to the picture. Ancient DNA is damaged and degraded genetic material often obtained from fossils thousands of…

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