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SUMMARY:DNA and Ancient Scrolls - Prof. Chris Howe
DTSTART:20131016T200000Z
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CONTACT:Graham Edgecombe
DESCRIPTION:As DNA is copied\, mistakes can be made and then propagated in
  subsequent rounds of copying. Changes in DNA sequences among different sp
 ecies are widely used to construct evolutionary trees\, showing how the sp
 ecies are related – sometimes with surprising conclusions.  However\, ot
 her things undergo the same process of ‘copying with changes’ includin
 g manuscripts. We have successfully used computer programs designed for an
 alysing DNA sequences to study the copying history of sets of manuscripts\
 , for example for the Canterbury Tales. Exactly the same approach has been
  used to study the evolution of things as diverse as languages and Persian
  carpets.
LOCATION:Nihon Room\, Pembroke College
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