Himalayan ‘yeti’ DNA: polar bear or DNA degradation?
A methodological challenge to the interpretation of two Himalayan samples in the 2014 Sykes study.
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Raises questions about reference sequences and whether the reported matches require an unusual bear explanation.
- Author / issuing body
- C. J. Edwards and R. Barnett
- Source collection
- Proceedings of the Royal Society B; PubMed Central
- DOI
- 10.1098/rspb.2014.1712
- Checked
- November 1, 2026
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