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Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology - Hans Knöll Institute -

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Dental calculus (tooth tartar) preserves DNA over millennia, providing unprecedented information about the biodiversity and functional capabilities of ancient microbes.

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Werner Siemens Foundation, Felix Wey

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