1993 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary
Anthropological study of indigenous Southeast Asians : an approach by molecular biology
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05041082
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for international Scientific Research
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | Field Research |
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| Research Institution | The University of Tokyo |
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Principal Investigator |
UEDA Shintaroh Graduate School of Science, University of Tokyo Assoc.Prof., 大学院理学系研究科, 助教授 (20143357)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
NILMANI Saha National University of Singapore Assoc.Prof., 医学部, 助教授
PAIBUL Duangchan Mahidol Univeristy Assist.Prof., 語学文化研, 助教授
WANNAPA Sett スリナカリンウイロト大学, 医学部, 助教授
SURIN Pookaj シンパコン大学, 考古学部, 助教授
KUROSAKI Kunihiko School of Medicine, Chiba University Lecture, 医学部, 講師 (60240701)
ISHIDA Takafumi Graduate School of Science, University of Tokyo Res.Assoc., 大学院理学系研究科, 助手 (20184533)
SURIN Pookajorn Silapakorn University Assoc.Prof.
WANNAPA Settheetham Srinakharinwirot University Assist.Prof.
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| Project Period (FY) |
1993
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| Keywords | Hunter and gatherers / DNA / Virus / Ancient bones / Adaptation / Malaria |
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| Research Abstract |
The purpose of this project is to study the racial status of modern and ancient indigenous populations in Southeast Asia. Recent advances in life science enable us to analyze ancient DNAs as mentioned in a popular novel "Jurasic Park" and data on ancient human DNA have been accumulated, however, the body is still small. Little is known about prehistoric southeast Asians in terms of biological traits. To shed lights on them, we extracted DNAs from 6 human skeletal remains excavated in Malay Peninsula. Two parts of mitochomdrial DNA have been enzymatically amplified and sequenced. The sequenced data suggested that they belonged to so-called Mongoloid population. Though the amount of extracted DNAs is small, they will provide us unexpected informations of ancient and modern Southeast Asian populations. In order to study relationships between these prehistoric humans and relevant modern populations we collected genetic informations from the Sakai in Thailand who have been depending on hunting and gathering mode of life and one of the "Orang Asli", the Semai, in Malaysia. The same parts of mitochondrial DNA from them have been sequenced and analyzed so far. Cells from the Sakai have been immortalized into permanent cell lines which provide us any amount of DNAs in future.
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Research Products
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