High-Proof Alcohol Preserves Century-Old Fish DNA
High-proof alcohol has been found to preserve century-old fish DNA, enabling 'genomic time travel' to study changes in genetic diversity among fish populations.
A unusual preservative in specimen jars has proven to be a solution for studying changes in genetic diversity among fish populations in the Philippines since the early 1900s.
Museum samples from the USS Albatross, including those preserved in high-proof alcohol, have been used in this research.
- Researchers from the University of California, Santa Cruz, presented their work at the annual meeting of the Ecological Society of America in Baltimore.
- The presentation, titled "Of rum and fishes: genomic change at ecological timescales in the ocean," stood out for its unique title.
Unusual preservative in specimen jars proved to be a sweet solution for studying changes in genetic diversity among fish populations in the Philippines since the early 1900s.
Author's summary: High-proof alcohol preserves fish DNA for genomic study.
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