The survival of DNA, the most informative biological molecule, for periods of at least several
thousand years in bone was demonstrated more than four years ago. However, difficulties …

The discovery of the structure of DNA in 1953 heralded a new era in biological sciences and
has had profound implications for many other disciplines. The double helix structure …

Despite the widespread use of bones in ancient DNA (aDNA) studies, relatively little
concrete information exists in regard to how the DNA in mineralised collagen degrades, or …

Research on ancient and forensic DNA is related in many ways, and the two fields must deal
with similar obstacles. Therefore, communication between these two communities has the …

Background Given the relative abundance of modern human DNA and the inherent
impossibility for incontestable proof of authenticity, results obtained on ancient human DNA …

DNA from ancient sources is generally believed to be of low copy number, despite minimal
attention towards direct measurement of DNA loss accumulated through the extraction …

Authentication of ancient human DNA results is an exceedingly difficult challenge due to the
presence of modern contaminant DNA sequences. Nevertheless, the field of ancient human …

The purification and analysis of DNA from skeletal material has numerous applications in
archeological and forensic contexts. The degree of degradation of the DNA contained within …

Anthropologists were quick to recognize the potential of new techniques in molecular
biology to provide additional lines of evidence on questions long investigated in …

More than 2,000 samples of human osseous and dental materials drawn from forensic
archaeological casework of the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command Central Identification …