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sedaDNA – nature's past recorded in the genetic code

Authors

  • Anna Janiczek W. Szafer Institute of Botany Polish Academy of Sciences, Cracow https://orcid.org/0009-0002-8654-6946
  • Katarzyna Izworska W. Szafer Institute of Botany Polish Academy of Sciences, Cracow https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8401-4749
  • Tomasz Suchan W. Szafer Institute of Botany Polish Academy of Sciences, Cracow https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0811-8754
  • Michał Ronikier W. Szafer Institute of Botany Polish Academy of Sciences, Cracow https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7652-6787

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12775/KOSMOS.2024.004

Keywords

sedaDNA, lake sediments, ancient DNA, palaeoecology, biogeography

Abstract

Sediments that accumulate at the bottom of lakes and other water bodies have long been a valuable source of information about the past of the natural environment. Traditional palaeoecological research mainly relied on pollen and macrofossil analysis. Meanwhile, the tools of genetics have developed, and the information contained in DNA has begun to be applied to a wide range of fields in natural sciences. New methods of DNA isolation and sequencing have also made it possible the use of genetic information preserved in sediments (so-called sedaDNA, sedimentary ancient DNA) in environmental studies. This has a great potential to increase the resolution of research and to allow the detection of organisms that do not leave traces detectable by traditional methods of palaeoecology. However, DNA degrades over time and obtaining information from ancient material is challenging and problematic. Current research in palaeogenetics focuses not only on the development of new sequencing methods, but also on the factors that influence the preservation of sedaDNA in the environment. This multifaceted approach increases the efficiency of analysis planning – we know more and more about where DNA is most likely to be preserved and what methods should be used to efficiently incorporate genetic data into the palaeoecological and biogeographical research.

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