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Re:Genetic analysis of tiny mummified skeleton from the Atac... by sho_hn on Thursday March 22, 2018 @07:30PM (#16653707)
That contradicts this article.
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Re:Genetic analysis of tiny mummified skeleton from the Atac... by tedmiston on Thursday March 22, 2018 @08:28PM (#16654028)
Not necessarily, on age at least. The article just states:

> After death, DNA disintegrates into fragments, which become smaller over the centuries. Ata’s DNA fragments are still large, another clue that she’s less than 500 years old.

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