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A mammoth task
After thousands of years of extinction, the woolly mammoth has its DNA decoded this week in Nature. The study by Schuster et al. and News and Views article by Hofreiter marks the first report of nuclear genome sequencing for an extinct animal.
In an accompanying feature article, Nicholls looks at how plausible it might be to resurrect the mammoth on the basis of its DNA.
The pod team discuss further with Schuster and Nicholls in this week's Nature podcast.
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This week's show is evolution-tastic; we've got group selection, a 'proto-eye' of the kind predicted by Darwin and we delve into the genome of the now extinct woolly mammoth. Plus, a tantalizing trace of dark matter detected by a balloon experiment above Antarctica.
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Big fish, smaller pond: Head of nation's biggest university R&D enterprise moves to Salk.
Taking Initiative: New IAVI centre intends to nurture promising AIDS vaccine expertise.
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What else can Google track?
Nature publishes a research paper from Google on flu surveillance this week; our news team takes a look at whether such work could ever replace traditional disease monitoring. Access the research free online for six months and read the story on Nature News.
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