It is now well established that ancient proteins endure, and remain informative, much longer than DNA. Accordingly, sequencing of ancient proteins is currently the only viable methodology for retrieving the genetic data required to resolve evolutionary relations between vertebrate species that disappeared millions of years ago. Ancient proteins can provide phylogenetic information at a timescale that supersedes ancient DNA. Paleoproteomics could thus provide invaluable evolutionary insights, including into human evolution.

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古蛋白质组学揭示了百万年前的化石


现在已经确定，古老的蛋白质比 DNA 持久并且仍然具有信息量。因此，古代蛋白质的测序是目前唯一可行的方法，用于检索解决数百万年前消失的脊椎动物物种之间的进化关系所需的遗传数据。古代蛋白质可以在取代古代 DNA 的时间尺度上提供系统发育信息。因此，古蛋白质组学可以提供宝贵的进化见解，包括对人类进化的见解。