Lachlan Mairs
Volunteer, Molecular Laboratory 1993 - 2000
Address
Evolutionary Biology Unit
The Australian Museum
6 College St
Sydney 2010
Phone: (+612) 9320 6292 or 6175
Fax: (+612) 9320 6059
Academic Qualifications
- B.V.Sc. University of Sydney, 1980
Current research interests
Faunal analysis of archaeological sites in the Levant.
Ancient DNA from archaeological sites in the Jordan Valley with special reference to the development of secondary product (milk and wool) use during the Neolithic/Chalcolithic (8,500 - 3,500 B.C.) [More Info]
Aims: To determine species, sex and relatedness of individual specimens.
Protocols: Numerous published protocols have been tried for extraction and amplification.
Results: Results so far have not been encouraging. Sequences so far obtained have either been ambiguous or from human contamination. The possibilities are that the DNA is in too poor shape to be useful or that it is non-existent!
Przelwalski horse lineage at Western Plains Zoo, Dubbo, NSW, Australia.
Aims:To determine parentage of the Przewalski horses kept at the Western Plains Zoo, Dubbo.
Protocols: Normal phenol/chloroform extractions.
Results: Pending
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