Research into ancient DNA began more than 25 years ago with the publication of short mitochondrial DNA sequence fragments from the quagga, an extinct relative of the zebra. Ancient DNA research really gained momentum following the invention of PCR, which allowed millions of copies to be made of the few remaining DNA molecules preserved in fossils and museum specimens.
Preface
B. Shapiro* and M. Hofreiter
Chapter 1: Setting Up An Ancient DNA Laboratory
T. L. Fulton*
Chapter 2: A Phenol-Chloroform Protocol for Extracting DNA from Ancient Samples
R. Barnett* and G. Larson
Chapter 3: DNA Extraction of Ancient Animal Hard Tissue Samples via Adsorption to Silica Particles
N. Rohland*
Chapter 4: --Case Study: Recovery of ancient nuclear DNA from Toe Pads of the Extinct Passenger Pigeon
T. L. Fulton*, S. M. Wagner and B. Shapiro
Chapter 5: Extraction of DNA from Paleofeces
M. Kuch and H. Poinar*
Chapter 6: DNA Extraction from Keratin and Chitin
P. F. Campos, M. T. P. Gilbert*
Chapter 7: Case Study: Ancient sloth DNA Recovered from Hairs Preserved in Paleofeces
A.A. Clack*, R.D.E. MacPhee, H.N. Poinar
Chapter 8: Ancient DNA Extraction from Soils and Sediments
J. Haile*
Chapter 9: DNA Extraction from Fossil Eggshell
C. L. Oskam and M. Bunce*
Chapter 10: Ancient DNA Extraction from Plants
L. Kistler*
Chapter 11: DNA Extraction from Formalin-fixed Material
P. F. Campos, M. T. P. Gilbert*
Chapter 12: Case Study: Ancient DNA recovered from Pleistocene-age Remains of a Florida Armadillo
B. Letts and B. Shapiro*
Chapter 13: Non-destructive DNA Extraction from Museum Specimens
M. Hofreiter*
Chapter 14: Case Study: Using a Non-destructive DNA Extraction Method to Generate mtDNA Sequences from Historical Chimpanzee Specimens
E. Mohandesan, S. Prost, M. Hofreiter*
Chapter 15: PCR Amplification, Cloning and Sequencing of Ancient DNA
T. L. Fulton* and M. Stiller
Chapter 16: Quantitative Real-time PCR in aDNA Research
M. Bunce*, C. L. Oskam, M. E. Allentoft
Chapter 17: Multiplex PCR Amplification of Ancient DNA
M. Stiller*, T. L. Fulton
Chapter 18: Preparation of Next-generation Sequencing Libraries from Damaged DNA
A. W. Briggs*, P. Heyn
Chapter 19: Generating Barcoded Libraries for Multiplex High-throughput Sequencing
M. Knapp*, M. Stiller, M. Meyer
Chapter 20: Case Study: Targeted high-throughput Sequencing of Mitochondrial Genomes from Extinct Cave Bears via Direct Multiplex PCR Sequencing (DMPS)
M. Stiller*
Chapter 21: Target Enrichment via DNA Hybridization Capture
S. Horn*
Chapter 22: Case Study: Enrichment of Ancient Mitochondrial DNA by Hybridization Capture
S. Horn*
Chapter 23: Analysis of High-throughput Ancient DNA Sequencing Data
M. Kircher*
Chapter 24: Phylogenetic Analysis of Ancient DNA using
BEASTS. Y. W. Ho*
E. Mohandesan, S. Prost, M. Hofreiter*
Chapter 15: PCR Amplification, Cloning and Sequencing of Ancient DNA
T. L. Fulton* and M. Stiller
Chapter 16: Quantitative Real-time PCR in aDNA Research
M. Bunce*, C. L. Oskam, M. E. Allentoft
Chapter 17: Multiplex PCR Amplification of Ancient DNA
M. Stiller*, T. L. Fulton
Chapter 18: Preparation of Next-generation Sequencing Libraries from Damaged DNA
A. W. Briggs*, P. Heyn
Chapter 19: Generating Barcoded Libraries for Multiplex High-throughput Sequencing
M. Knapp*, M. Stiller, M. Meyer
Chapter 20: Case Study: Targeted high-throughput Sequencing of Mitochondrial Genomes from Extinct Cave Bears via Direct Multiplex PCR Sequencing (DMPS)
M. Stiller*
Chapter 21: Target Enrichment via DNA Hybridization Capture
S. Horn*
Chapter 22: Case Study: Enrichment of Ancient Mitochondrial DNA by Hybridization Capture
S. Horn*
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Ancient DNA presents an overview of the many of the protocols commonly used to study ancient DNA. These include laboratory instructions, extraction protocols, laboratory techniques, and suggestions for appropriate analytical approaches to make sense of the sequences obtained.
Preface B. Shapiro* and M. Hofreiter Chapter 1: