Unique Study Isolates DNA From Linnaeus' Botanical Collections
Monday, August 31, 2009 - 00:21
in Paleontology & Archaeology
Researchers have succeeded in extracting long DNA fragments from dried, pressed plant material collected in the 1700s by Linnaeus' apprentice Adam Afzelius. It is hoped that the study will shed light on whether plants growing today at Linnaeus' Hammarby estate outside Uppsala reflect the species cultivated by Linnaeus himself.