A new method of extracting ancient DNA from tiny bones reveals the hidden evolutionary history of New Zealand geckos

Biologists have used ancient DNA, preserved in fossil bones for millennia, to study the evolution of large species, but now they can employ it to study small animals like lizards and frogs.

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