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Scientists 'rebuild' giant moa using ancient DNA
Date:7/2/2009

ing opens the way to study DNA from museum bird skins while causing almost no damage to these valuable specimens, just by clipping a small part of a single feather," says Dr Kyle Armstrong from the Australian Centre for Ancient DNA (ACAD).

ACAD Director Professor Alan Cooper says this finding suggests it may be possible to reconstruct the appearance of other extinct birds using feathers from fossil deposits.

"There are so many enigmatic extinct species that it would be great to see 'clothed'," Professor Cooper says.


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Contact: Nicolas Rawlence
nicolas.rawlence@adelaide.edu.au
61-406-973-557
University of Adelaide
Source:Eurekalert

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