Discovery News: Fossil DNA could save species
Bunce, who heads the ancient DNA lab at Murdoch University in Western Australia, searches the remnants of long-dead animals and plants for clues about how to conserve their modern-day descendants.
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For Mike Bunce, the skin, bones and dung of ancient Australian native animals are much more than the sum of their parts — they are a time machine to the past.
Posted by WILDNEWJERSEY at 3/9/2011 7:00 AM 
Categories: Conservation
Tags: fossil DNA extinction conservation paleobiology endangered species fossils
Categories: Conservation
Tags: fossil DNA extinction conservation paleobiology endangered species fossils
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