Microbial DNA is extracted from ancient dental calculus (IMAGE)

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

Microbial DNA is extracted from ancient dental calculus

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Microbes are Nature’s greatest chemists, and by studying the genomes of ancient bacteria, it may be possible to discover new uses for very old molecules.

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Werner Siemens Foundation, Felix Wey

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