Preservation of DNA in ancient Egyptian mummies |
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| Authors: | Svante P bo |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Cell Research, The Wallenberg Laboratory, University of Uppsala, Box 562, S-75122 Uppsala, Sweden;2. Institute of Egyptology, Gustavianum, S-75120 Uppsala, Sweden |
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| Abstract: | The presence of DNA has been demonstrated in the cell nuclei of an ancient Egyptian mummy fragment. When extracted, this DNA proved to be degraded to a considerable extent and chemically modified. However, the preservation of nucleic acids in this specimen suggests that applying recombinant DNA techniques to the study of ancient mummified tissues might prove to be a fruitful future area of research. |
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| Keywords: | DNA ancient Egyptian mummies fluorescence microscopy extraction agarose gel electrophoresis absorbance spectrum nucleotide analysis |
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