Ancient DNA: 25 years of agony and ecstasy

Michael Balter 9/17/2009 01:39:00 AM Science
It has been 25 years since a team led by Allan Wilson extracted mitochondrial DNA from a museum specimen of the now-extinct quagga. On Science's Origins blog, I report from an ancient DNA meeting in Paris on the ups and downs of the field of paleogenetics, which has given us embarassments such as "dinosaur DNA" and triumps like the Neandertal genome.

Yet another health insurance outrage. A girl of 17 has her insurance cancelled after being diagnosed with celiac disease. Yet another reason to put the health insurance industry out of business. Thanks to PG for the heads up.
Michael Balter

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I have been a working journalist for more than 40 years, beginning in Los Angeles as an investigative reporter and then in Paris as a travel, food, and science writer. For more than 20 years I have covered anthropology and archaeology writer for Science, Audubon, Scientific American, SAPIENS, and other publications. I have also covered sexual misconduct for The Verge, Scientific American, and others; I write about mental health, especially schizophrenia; and I engage in occasional media criticism. I returned to the USA in October 2017 after 30 years in Paris, and now live in the New York City area, where I currently teach journalism at City College of New York (I previously taught journalism at Boston University and New York University.) For more about me and what I do, copies of my articles, information about my book, and other goodies, please visit MY WEB SITE

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