Preservation of ancient DNA in thermally damaged archaeological bone
โ Scribed by Claudio Ottoni; Hannah E. C. Koon; Matthew J. Collins; Kirsty E. H. Penkman; Olga Rickards; Oliver E. Craig
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 278 KB
- Volume
- 96
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0028-1042
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