
Ancient DNA Yields New Clues to Dead Sea Scrolls
A sensitive genetic fingerprinting technique could help scholars learn more from thousands of fragile parchment fragments
Josie Glausiusz is a journalist in Israel who writes about science and the environment for magazines, including Nature, National Geographic, Hakai, Undark and Sapiens. From 2013 to 2015 she wrote the weekly On Science column for the American Scholar. Glausiusz is the author of Buzz: The Intimate Bond between Humans and Insects. Follow her on Twitter @josiegz. Follow Josie Glausiusz on Twitter @josiegz
A sensitive genetic fingerprinting technique could help scholars learn more from thousands of fragile parchment fragments
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