probing 6,000 years of penguin poo for clues to the past
- Written by Jamie Wood, Senior Lecturer in Ecology and Evolution, University of Adelaide
Jamie WoodStudies of ancient DNA have tended to focus on frozen land in the northern hemisphere, where woolly mammoths and bison roamed. Meanwhile, Antarctica has received relatively little attention. We set out to change that.
The most suitable sediments are exposed near the coast of the icy continent, where penguins like to breed. Their poo is a...





