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• Ancient and modern genomes unravel the evolutionary history of the rhinoceros family.

  Authors:Shanlin Liu, Michael V. Westbury, Nicolas Dussex, Kieren J. Mitchell, Mikkel-Holger S. Sinding, Peter D. Heintzman, et al.From:Cell (Vol. 184, Issue 19) Peer-Reviewed

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• Genomic analyses reveal an absence of contemporary introgressive admixture between fin whales and blue whales, despite known hybrids

  Authors:Michael V. Westbury, Bent Petersen, and Eline D. LorenzenFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 14, Issue 9) Peer-Reviewed

  Sept. 25, 20196,245 words Report 1570LFin whales (Balaenoptera physalus) and blue whales (B. musculus) are the two largest species on Earth and are widely distributed across the world's oceans. Hybrids between these species appear to be relatively...

• Reduction of the contaminant fraction of DNA obtained from an ancient giant panda bone

  Authors:Nikolas Basler, Georgios Xenikoudakis, Michael V. Westbury, Lingfeng Song, Guilian Sheng, and Axel BarlowFrom:BMC Research Notes (Vol. 10, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Dec. 20, 20173,282 words Article 1450LObjective A key challenge in ancient DNA research is massive microbial DNA contamination from the deposition site which accumulates post mortem in the study organism's remains. Two simple and cost-effective methods...

• Ancient DNA reveals the lost domestication history of South American camelids in Northern Chile and across the Andes.

  Authors:Paloma Diaz-Maroto, Alba Rey-Iglesia, Isabel Cartajena, Lautaro Núñez, Michael V Westbury, Valeria Varas, et al.From:eLife (Vol. 10) Peer-Reviewed

  Mar. 16, 202119,175 words Article 1520LThe study of South American camelids and their domestication is a highly debated topic in zooarchaeology. Identifying the domestic species (alpaca and llama) in archaeological sites based solely on morphological data is...