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Science in a Minute 121919 Complete Human Genome Extracted from Ancient Chewing Gum


Science in a Minute 121919 Complete Human Genome Extracted from Ancient Chewing Gum
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Danish researchers are saying that they were able to extract a complete human genome from some 5,700 year old chewing gum. They say that it’s the first time an entire ancient human genome has been extracted from anything but human bone. The genome revealed that the gum chewer was probably a female with dark skin, dark hair and blue eyes.

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