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SUMMARY:DNA Profiling of Horses - Susan Gurney\, University of Cambridge I
 nstitute of Continuing Education
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CONTACT:Dr Nigel Bennee
DESCRIPTION:“What are horses and how have they evolved?  This question c
 an be answered by examining DNA from modern horses and comparing it to DNA
  from living sister species such as kiangs and zebras and to DNA from exti
 nct equids preserved in fossils especially in the Americas.  This has enab
 led us to look back in time to see how the horse has evolved\, and to unde
 rstand more about the modern breeds (the domestic horse and Przewalski's w
 ild horse) that we see today. In this talk I will describe our current res
 earch into understanding the prehistory of the horse (Equus caballus) and 
 how the modern breeds that we see today have evolved from their equid ance
 stors. I will also show some case studies that will demonstrate how diffic
 ult it can be to study genetic information which has been collected from a
 ncient remains\, highlighting the importance of checking for errors and un
 derstanding the data that you are working with.”
LOCATION:Wolfson Lecture Theatre\, Churchill College\, Storey's Way\, Camb
 ridge
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