Octopus DNA seems to confirm scientists’ theory about a longstanding geological mystery

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Octopus DNA seems to confirm scientists’ theory about a longstanding geological mystery

By Katie Hunt, CNN, December 21, 2023

 

The paper is:

 

Lau, S.C., Wilson, N.G., Golledge, N.R., Naish, T.R., Watts, P.C., Silva, C.N., Cooke,

I.R., Allcock, A.L., Mark, F.C., Linse, K. and Strugnell, J.M., 2023. Genomic evidence

for West Antarctic Ice Sheet collapse during the Last Interglacial Period.

Science, Vol 382, Issue 6677, pp. 1384-1389

 

PDF file at Genomic evidence for West Antarctic Ice Sheet collapse during the Last

Interglacial, bioRxiv bioRxiv, pp.2023-01.

 

Yours,

 

Paul H.