Ancient DNA reveals evolution of giant bears in the Americas

Ancient DNA reveals evolution of giant bears in the Americas Adelaide, Australia (SPX) Apr 25, 2016 - The work of University of Adelaide researchers is shedding new light on the evolution of what are believed to be the largest bears that ever walked the Earth. Dr Kieren Mitchell, from the University's Australian Centre for Ancient DNA, School of Biological Sciences, has a new paper just published in Biology Letters. He writes: "During the Pleistocene (2.5 million years ago - 11 thous ... more

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