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Absolutely. Forensics and archaeological DNA recovers DNA from hundreds or hundreds of thousands of years ago easily. The real question is whether the family wo
by gwern 8y ago
Absolutely. Forensics and archaeological DNA recovers DNA from hundreds or hundreds of thousands of years ago easily. The real question is whether the family would cooperate and provide or give permission for samples from themselves and Calment's corpse. It's easy to see why they might decide to ignore this and stonewall.