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Can you sequence DNA from something that old?
by ProjectArcturis 5y ago
Can you sequence DNA from something that old?
- AlotOfReading 5y agoWe've sequenced human DNA that's older, but only from pretty miraculous finds. Once you get past a thousand years, you're well into serious degradation territory and have to start pulling out the aDNA tricks. However, the authors of this paper have stated they looked for DNA and couldn't find any.