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Export permit application for dental sampling

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The requested fossil bones are needed for extracting and sequencing ancient protein residues from dental enamel. Consolidated evidence demonstrates that ancient protein stability outperforms aDNA survival. From each specimen, approximately 100 mg of dental enamel will be removed and powdered to extract ancient protein residues.The sampling and analysis will take place at the Natural History Museum of Denmark (University of Copenhagen).

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This application is made on behalf of Nomawethu Hlazo, a PhD candidate at the University of Cape Town, under the supervision of Dr Rebecca Ackermann. The sampled fossil bones are not holotypes or rare finds, and only 100 mg of dental enamel will be needed for the analysis. Destructive sampling will be minimal, as only the dental enamel will be collected –solely compromising the EDJ-, leaving the dentine, pulp and roots, this also includes all morphological aspects of the tooth intact. The teeth will be CT scanned prior to destruction so no information regarding the tooth is lost. This research will provide greater insight into the fossils that we continuously find in the African context. Deep-time palaeoproteomics will enable unprecedented access to genetic evidence from epochs still considered impossible to routinely access by biomolecular investigation.

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Monday, March 4, 2019 - 11:03

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13533

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