Genomic approaches and their contributions to understanding the European Neolithisation

The contribution of ancient DNA to the understanding of past events has been increasing exponentially in recent years. This is mainly due to the synergy of technical advances, such as the molecular technique of high-throughput DNA sequencing, which has allowed for the reconstruction of complete genomes as old as 750 000 years. Another step toward the cost-effective characterisation of ancient genomes is the sampling of petrous bone, which has allowed sequencing of the first ancient African genome. Here I review the significant contribution of ancient genomics to our understanding of the European Neolithisation process.V zadnji letih se je eksponentno povečal prispevek stare DNK k razumevanju preteklosti, kar je predvsem posledica sinergije tehničnih napredkov, npr. molekularne diagnostike visoke zahtevnosti DNK sekvence, s katero lahko rekonstruiramo celoten genom tudi do 750 000 let starih vzorcev. Drug korak k stroškovno učinkovitejši karakterizaciji starega genoma je vzorčenje kosti skalnice v lobanji, s katero smo lahko dobili sekvenco prvega starega afriškega genoma. V članku nudim pregled nad glavnimi prispevki raziskave starega genoma k razumevanju evropskega procesa neolitizacije

Hoverflies in organic apple orchards in north-western Italy

A list is given of hoverflies collected by means of Malaise and white sticky traps in two organic apple orchards in north-western Italy. The total number of collected species was 17 and it was compared with literature, in order to discuss differences due to sampling methods. The predominant species collected were Sphaerophoria scripta (L.) (73% of the total sample) and Eupeodes corollae (F.) (14%). The trend of adult captures of this species is drawn and discussed. Data on wild plant species in the orchards are also given

Aplicaciones del DNA antiguo a muestras humanas relaciones familiares y estudios poblacionales diacrónicos

Tesis inédita de la Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular I, leída el 30/01/2012.Sección Deptal. de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular (Biológicas)Fac. de Ciencias BiológicasTRUEProQuestpu