Hendrik Poinar

Hendrik Nicholas Poinar (born May 31, 1969 in D.C, United States)[1] is an evolutionary biologist specializing in ancient DNA.[2][3] Poinar first became known for extracting DNA sequences from ground sloth coprolites.[4] He is currently director of the Ancient DNA Centre at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario.[5]

  1. ^ "Curriculum Vitae of Hendrik Nicholas Poinar" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-07-20. Retrieved 2007-08-29.
  2. ^ Pickrell, John (March 25, 2004). "Prehistoric DNA to Help Solve Human-Evolution Mysteries?". National Geographic News. Archived from the original on April 2, 2004. Retrieved 2007-08-29.
  3. ^ "Hunt for ancient human molecules". BBC News. 16 February 2004. Retrieved 2007-08-29.
  4. ^ Poinar H, Kuch M, McDonald G, Martin P, Pääbo S (2000). Nuclear gene sequences from a Late Pleistocene sloth coprolite. Current Biology . 13: 1150–1152, doi:10.1016/S0960-9822(03)00450-0 [1][permanent dead link‍]
  5. ^ "Profile from the McMaster Department of Anthropology". Archived from the original on 2007-08-09. Retrieved 2007-08-29.