ACCURATE SEX IDENTIFICATION OF ANCIENT ELEPHANT AND OTHER ANIMAL REMAINS USING LOW-COVERAGE DNA SHOTGUN SEQUENCING DATA

Accurate Sex Identification of Ancient Elephant and Other Animal Remains Using Low-Coverage DNA Shotgun Sequencing Data

Sex identification of ancient animal biological remains can benefit our understanding of historical population structure, demography and social behavior.Traditional methods for sex identification (e.g., osteological and morphometric comparisons) may be ineffective when animal remains are not well preserved, when sex distinguishing characteristics h

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A Ten-Year Perspective on Twist-Bend Nematic Materials

The discovery of the twist-bend nematic phase (NTB) is a milestone within the field of liquid crystals.The NTB phase has a Machine Control helical structure, with a repeat length of a few nanometres, and is therefore chiral, even when formed by achiral molecules.The discovery and rush to understand the rich physics of the NTB phase has provided a f

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