Ancient DNA study of lions

April 1st, 2009

cavelion.jpgA paper has just been published in Molecular Ecology, describing an ancient DNA study of Pleistocene lions. The study was led by Ross Barnett and Alan Cooper, with Simon Ho among the co-authors. It has received extensive media coverage, including news reports by the BBC, Daily Mail, and Wildlife Extra. For a link to the BBC report, please click on the picture.

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