| Title |
Protein Molecular Data from Ancient (>1 million years old) Fossil Material: Pitfalls, Possibilities and Grand Challenges
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Analytical Chemistry, July 2014
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| DOI | 10.1021/ac500803w |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Mary Higby Schweitzer, Elena R. Schroeter, Michael B. Goshe |
| Abstract |
Advances in resolution and sensitivity of analytical techniques have provided novel applications, including the analyses of fossil material. However, the recovery of original proteinaceous components from very old fossil samples (defined as >1 million years (1 Ma) from previously named limits in the literature) is far from trivial. Here, we discuss the challenges to recovery of proteinaceous components from fossils, and the need for new sample preparation techniques, analytical methods, and bioinformatics to optimize and fully utilize the great potential of information locked in the fossil record. We present evidence for survival of original components across geological time, and discuss the potential benefits of recovery, analyses, and interpretation of fossil materials older than 1 Ma, both within and outside of the fields of evolutionary biology. |
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| Student > Doctoral Student | 3 | 5% |
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