BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | 'Better' DNA out of fossil bones: "'Better' DNA out of fossil bones
By Alison Ross
BBC News
Televisual impression of Neanderthal man (BBC)
Neanderthals are thought to have been replaced by modern humans
Improved technologies for extracting genetic material from fossils may help us find out more about our ancient ancestors.
Scientists in Israel have just developed a new technique to retrieve better quality, less contaminated DNA from very old remains, including human bones.
It could aid the study of the evolution and migration of early modern humans, as well as extinct populations such as our close relatives, the Neanderthals.
Many researchers would dearly love to get their hands on DNA samples from hominids further back in time - from those that lived 100,000 years ago or more - to find out how they were related to people alive today."
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