News: Viking traders spread comfy-to-ride horses around the world, DNA suggests

Title

News: Viking traders spread comfy-to-ride horses around the world, DNA suggests

Subject

News

Description

A news story that discusses how the genetic mutation that permits a horse to 'pace' first arose in early medieval England and was spread to Iceland and other places by the Vikings.

Creator

Nicola Davis

Source

The Guardian

Publisher

The Guardian

Date

08/08/2016

Contributor

Administrator

Rights

Guardian News and Media Limited

Relation

http://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(16)30752-7

Format

Hyperlink

Language

English

Type

Hyperlink

Identifier

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2016/aug/08/viking-traders-took-easy-to-ride-horses-around-the-world-dna-suggests

Coverage

Modern

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Icelandic_Pony_Hill.jpg

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