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Authentic Viking DNA From 1,000-Year-Old Skeletons
FiReaNGeL writes "Scientists were able to extract authentic DNA from ancient Viking skeletons, avoiding many of the problems of contamination faced by past researchers. Analysis of DNA from the remains of ancient humans provides valuable insights into such important questions as the origin of genetic diseases, migration patterns of our forefathers and tribal and family patterns. Using freshly sampled material from ten Viking skeletons from around AD 1,000, from a non-Christian burial site on the Danish island of Funen, Dissing and colleagues showed that it is indeed possible to retrieve authentic DNA from ancient humans."
Next step is to clone them and open a theme park, right?
Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum sonatur.
I have some of the viking in my mish-mash genetic make up - they were very good, after all, at getting their genes spread widely.
perhaps this research will confirm my suspicion that the Viking lineage is where I acquired my most powerful gene
Read my Very Short "Stories"
What makes you think that would be more safe?
For the lazy, the samples found were:
All of those are found in Europe to varying degrees; the only item of note is that the K and one of the H samples had no exact matches when compared to a database containing over 15,000 mtDNA sequences.
a Beowulf cluster of these.
Some drink at the fountain of knowledge. Others just gargle.
Funny how you use 'reincarnate'. Now you aren't laughing at that pharaoh that wrapped himself tightly for some crazy trip to reincarnation (aka a few thousand years til science catches up).
I finally updated my sig, but now it's lame.
As a Scandinavian, I am compelled to invoke the Slashdot meme:
I am a genetically correct viking, you insensitive clod!
I lost my sig.
death by Nordic goddess snoo-snoo! I'm in!