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Monday, April 23, 2012

ScienceDaily: Top Environment News

ScienceDaily: Top Environment News


Forensic science used to determine who's who in pre-Columbian Peru

Posted: 22 Apr 2012 08:18 PM PDT

Analysis of ancient mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) has been used to establish migration and population patterns for American indigenous cultures during the time before Christopher Columbus sailed to the Americas. New research has used more detailed DNA analysis of individuals from Arequipa region to identify the family relationships and burial traditions of ancient Peru.

Extent of Illinois' Asian carp problem detailed

Posted: 21 Apr 2012 05:37 PM PDT

Asian carp now make up more than 60 percent of the total fish biomass in one of Illinois' major river systems.

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