Obiettivo The introduction of agriculture represented a major breakthrough for the development of human civilisation. The accumulation of excesses of food resources enabled for the growth of more complex socio-political entities, but it also required a continuous process of selection by controlled breeding. This process, tremendously successful at increasing food production, conversely led to a consistent decline in genetic diversity. Research into ancient biomolecules, however, allows the recovery and analysis of old genetic data, which can often be resolved in both time and space, adding a new dimension to the investigation of the dynamics of plant selection and of their ‘lost’ genetic diversity. Deposits of seeds, found in archaeological contexts, represent natural time-capsules, transporting genetic information from the past to be analysed in the present. This project will investigate seeds of the Vitis vinifera species: grapevine. From grape comes wine, which arguably represents one of the most important products of plant domestication during the development of human civilisation, at least in western Eurasia. It is intimately bound up with the expansion of agriculture, trade and commerce, and it also has great importance in socio-religious, cultural and political aspects of many societies, particularly in the Mediterranean area. Ancient DNA from grape seeds will be investigated exploiting the new ‘high-throughput’ DNA sequencing techniques and the recently acquired knowledge of the grape genome. Campo scientifico scienze naturaliscienze biologichegeneticaDNAscienze naturaliscienze biologichebiochimicabiomolecolescienze agricoleagricoltura, silvicoltura e pescaagricolturascienze naturaliscienze biologichegeneticagenomiscienze socialieconomia e commercioeconomia e gestione aziendalecommercio Parole chiave Archaeology High throughput DNA sequencing Vitis vinifera ancient DNA ancient RNA ancient proteins archaeobotany grape microsatellites oxidative / hydrolytic damage seeds transcriptomics Programma(i) FP7-PEOPLE - Specific programme "People" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013) Argomento(i) FP7-PEOPLE-IEF-2008 - Marie Curie Action: "Intra-European Fellowships for Career Development" Invito a presentare proposte FP7-PEOPLE-IEF-2008 Vedi altri progetti per questo bando Meccanismo di finanziamento MC-IEF - Intra-European Fellowships (IEF) Coordinatore KOBENHAVNS UNIVERSITET Indirizzo Norregade 10 1165 Kobenhavn Danimarca Mostra sulla mappa Regione Danmark Hovedstaden Byen København Tipo di attività Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Contatto amministrativo Ivan Kristoffersen (Mr.) Collegamenti Contatta l’organizzazione Opens in new window Sito web Opens in new window Contributo UE Nessun dato
