TY  - JOUR
A1  - Hofreiter, Michael
A1  - Paijmans, Johanna L. A.
A1  - Goodchild, Helen
A1  - Speller, Camilla F.
A1  - Barlow, Axel
A1  - González-Fortes, Gloria M.
A1  - Thomas, Jessica A.
A1  - Ludwig, Arne
A1  - Collins, Matthew J.
T1  - The future of ancient DNA: Technical advances and conceptual shifts
JF  - Bioessays : ideas that push the boundaries
N2  - Technological innovations such as next generation sequencing and DNA hybridisation enrichment have resulted in multi-fold increases in both the quantity of ancient DNA sequence data and the time depth for DNA retrieval. To date, over 30 ancient genomes have been sequenced, moving from 0.7x coverage (mammoth) in 2008 to more than 50x coverage (Neanderthal) in 2014. Studies of rapid evolutionary changes, such as the evolution and spread of pathogens and the genetic responses of hosts, or the genetics of domestication and climatic adaptation, are developing swiftly and the importance of palaeogenomics for investigating evolutionary processes during the last million years is likely to increase considerably. However, these new datasets require new methods of data processing and analysis, as well as conceptual changes in interpreting the results. In this review we highlight important areas of future technical and conceptual progress and discuss research topics in the rapidly growing field of palaeogenomics.
KW  - ancient DNA
KW  - hybridisation capture
KW  - multi-locus data
KW  - next generation sequencing (NGS)
KW  - palaeogenomics
KW  - population genomics
Y1  - 2015
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1002/bies.201400160
SN  - 0265-9247
SN  - 1521-1878
VL  - 37
IS  - 3
SP  - 284
EP  - 293
PB  - Wiley-Blackwell
CY  - Hoboken
ER  -