Old Books' DNA May Reveal When, Where They Were Made
Tuesday, January 13, 2009 - 17:07
in Paleontology & Archaeology
Animal-skin pages of early medieval manuscripts contain genetic material capable of solving long-standing mysteries about the works, according to new research.
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