Jurassic Park Science: DNA of Extinct Bird Extracted From Eggshells
Discover Magazine - Wed 10 Mar 10An international team of researchers has discovered how to extract DNA ...
Fossilised egg gives clue to fate of ancient birds
The Independent - Wed 10 Mar 10Scientists are hopeful of finding out more about ancient birds and why they died out after extracting DNA from a fossilised elephant bird egg.
Ancient eggshell yields its DNA
BBC News - Wed 10 Mar 10The eggshells of long-dead and extinct species are a particularly good source to find preserved DNA, researchers say.
Moa eggshells yeild ancient DNA
ABC Science - Wed 10 Mar 10DNA has been extracted for the first time from the fossilised eggshells of birds such as emu and moa, providing a purer source of ancient DNA than bone, say scientists.
Scientists tease DNA from eggshell of extinct birds
Phys.org - Wed 10 Mar 10In a world first, scientists in Australia announced on Wednesday they had extracted DNA from the fossilised eggshells of extinct birds, including iconic giants such as the moa and elephant bird.
Scientists get closer to real-life Jurassic Park after extracting DNA from fossilised eggshells
Daily Mail - Wed 10 Mar 10Genetic material was pinpointed for the giant moa and 10ft tall, half tonne elephant birds that died out hundreds of years ago.
Scientists get closer to real-life Jurassic Park after extracting DNA from fossilised eggshells, Daily Mail - Wed 10 Mar 10Eggshell DNA could help reconstruct lives of extinct birds
The Guardian - Wed 10 Mar 10Ancient DNA has been extracted from the fossilised eggshells of birds for the first time, and will eventually yield clues about their physiology, diet and how they went extinctScientists have ...
Extinct elephant bird of Madagascar could live again
Telegraph.co.uk Science - Wed 10 Mar 10Towering 10 feet into the air and weighing more than half a ton, it was the biggest bird that ever lived until French colonists wiped it out more than three hundred years ago.
Jurassic Park Closer to Reality
Laboratory Equipment - Thu 11 Mar 10In a world first an international team of researchers, led by Michael Bunce of Murdoch Univ., have successfully isolated ancient DNA from fossil eggshell remains of extinct birds.??
Fossil bird eggshell provides source of ancient DNA
ScienceDaily - Fri 12 Mar 10Scientists have successfully isolated ancient DNA from fossil eggshell remains of extinct birds for the first time.
Researchers Extract DNA from Eggs of Extinct Birds
RedOrbit - Wed 10 Mar 10Could extinct birds, including the massive elephant birds that were once native to Madagascar, be resurrected using DNA extracted from fossilized egg shells?Not necessarily, say the researchers ...