Browsing by Author "Tuross, Noreen"
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America's red gold: multiple lineages of cultivated cochineal in Mexico
Campana, Michael G; Robles García, Nelly M; Tuross, Noreen (BlackWell Publishing Ltd, 2015)Cultivated cochineal (Dactylopius coccus) produces carminic acid, a valuable red dye used to color textiles, cosmetics, and food. Extant native D. coccus is largely restricted to two populations in the Mexican and the ... -
False positives complicate ancient pathogen identifications using high-throughput shotgun sequencing
Campana, Michael G; Robles García, Nelly; Rühli, Frank J; Tuross, Noreen (BioMed Central, 2014)Background: Identification of historic pathogens is challenging since false positives and negatives are a serious risk. Environmental non-pathogenic contaminants are ubiquitous. Furthermore, public genetic databases contain ...