January 21, 2010

Forensic Scientists Improve DNA Analysis With Mummy-inspired Bone-baking

ScienceDaily () -- Forensic scientists analyzing bones found in the Gobi desert discovered that the DNA within them could be surprisingly easily extracted. In an experiment designed to mimic the conditions that affected those bones, baking a particularly difficult sample made the DNA much more easily extracted, probably because it makes it easier to break open more cells and expose more of the DNA molecules.

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