Ancient DNA Yields New Clues to Dead Sea Scrolls

The scenario might sound like the opening line of a science-themed comedy routine: a molecular biologist and a Bible scholar meet on a bus. Eight years after that encounter the two have developed a new technique using DNA sequencing that they say will enable them to match—or separate—minuscule fragments of the 2,000-year-old Dead Sea Scrolls. Their research was published on Tuesday in Cell .

https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(20)30552-3

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If they get enough sequence, they might be able to distinguish individual sheep.

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I’m happy to provide PDF on request.

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