Evolutionary BiologybioRxiv
Temporal patterns of damage and decay kinetics of DNA retrieved from plant herbarium specimens
Clemens L Weiß, Verena J Schuenemann, Jane Devos…·Hernán A Burbano
The paper analyzes DNA degradation in herbarium specimens over 300 years, finding exponential fragmentation and specific mutation patterns.
DOI 10.1098/rsos.160239