Newly discovered Aboriginal genome study rewrites history | Research breakthroughs at Murdoch Uni
Channel: Murdoch University
Date: 2011-09-23

An international team of scientists have just published findings that re-interpret the history of our species. The study, published in journal Science, details how a lock of hair donated by a West Australian Aboriginal man around a hundred years ago was used to sequence a full genome, revealing a new twist in the tale of humankind's dispersal across the world.

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Professor Eske Willerslev, University of Copenhagen
Dr Michael Bunce, Murdoch University
Dr Joe Dortch, University of Western Australia
Dr Craig Muller, Goldfields Land and Sea Council

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