The poop on ancient man
Globe and Mail article on the successful DNA extraction from 8,000 year old Native remains in Texas.
Jun 19, 2004
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Media: The Globe and Mail
Date: June 2004
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Media: The Globe and Mail
Date: June 2004
Hendrik Poinar is holding a small plastic vial containing some of the oldest DNA ever extracted from human remains. The snips of genetic material are from a native American who made his home 8,000 years ago in a massive cliff-side rock shelter in southwestern Texas.