Omics for Precious Rare Biosamples: Characterization of Ancient Human Hair by a Proteomic Approach

    June 2017 in “ Omics ”
    Margaux Fresnais, Pascale Richardin, Marcela Sepúlveda … Armelle Charrié-Duhaut
    Studysummary This study developed a new proteomic method to identify and assess ancient hair proteins using only small amounts of sample, providing insights into hair protein alteration processes over time.
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