February 4, 2008

Rat genetics enlighten human migrations as far back as the Neolithic

Ken Aplin of Australia’s national science agency, the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, has been analyzing the mtDNA of 170 black rats from over 76 regions in 32 countries. He’s been doing so to investigate the animals’ genetic links and origins.
As you may know, the humans and rats share precarious symbioses. Actually, come to [...]

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