Table of Contents

Part1. Concepts, Technical Advances and Challenges.- Chapter1. Technical Advances and Challenges in Genome-Scale Analysis of Ancient DNA.- Chapter2. Paleoproteomics: An Introduction to the Analysis of Ancient Proteins by Soft Ionization Mass Spectrometry.- Chapter3. Ancient RNA.- Chapter4. Ancient Epigenomics.- Part2. .- Chapter5. Ancient Pathogens Through Human History: A Paleogenomic Perspective.- Chapter6. Paleovirology: Viral Sequences from Historical and Ancient DNA.- Chapter7. Reconstructing Past Vegetation Communities Using Ancient DNA from Lake Sediments.- Chapter8. Archaeogenomics and Crop Adaptation.- Chapter9. Herbarium Genomics: Plant Archival DNA Explored.- Chapter10. Paleogenomics of Animal Domestication.- Chapter11. Paleogenomic Inferences of Dog Domestication.- Chapter12. Of Cats and Men: Ancient DNA Reveals How the Cat Conquered the Ancient World.- Chapter13. An Ancient DNA Perspective on Horse Evolution.- Chapter14. Primate Paleogenomics.- Chapter15. Structural Variants in Ancient Genomes.- Chapter16. Genomics of Extinction.

About the Author

Dr. Charlotte LindqvistAssociate Professor
University at Buffalo (SUNY)Department of Biological SciencesBuffalo, NYUSA
Dr. Om P. RajoraProfessorUniversity of New BrunswickFredericton, NB E3C 5A3Canada

Reviews

“This book is intended for a variety of readers, including upper-level undergraduate and graduate students, professionals, and experts in the field, as well as anyone excited by the extraordinary insights that paleogenomics offers. This well-written volume is for well-read undergraduate students, and is definitely a good read for graduate students and professionals.” (Lorin R. King, The Quarterly Review of Biology, Vol. 95 (4), December, 2020)