Empty mollusc shells hold the story of evolution, even for extinct species. Now we can decode it
- Written by: Kerry Walton, Researcher, University of Otago
Author providedMost people have collected shells at the beach. Some have even started a shell collection. But few people realise these shells are a unique genetic resource that scientists are only beginning to tap into.
For over a decade it has been possible to extract and sequence ancient DNA from empty mollusc shells up to tens of thousands of...
