http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2010/12/16/found-mummified-head-of-a-murdered-french-king/ Mon, 22 Apr 2013 21:34:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2010/12/16/found-mummified-head-of-a-murdered-french-king/#comment-24273 Marcia Jensen Fri, 17 Dec 2010 19:54:50 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=23839#comment-24273 I was under the impression that teeth are the best resource for recovering DNA. No teeth? I was under the impression that teeth are the best resource for recovering DNA. No teeth?

]]> http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2010/12/16/found-mummified-head-of-a-murdered-french-king/#comment-24272 Andrew Moseman Fri, 17 Dec 2010 19:29:18 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=23839#comment-24272 @Patrick At the moment the BMJ paper is free open-access, so you can see their pictures of the head. http://www.bmj.com/content/341/bmj.c6805.full @Patrick
At the moment the BMJ paper is free open-access, so you can see their pictures of the head. http://www.bmj.com/content/341/bmj.c6805.full

]]> http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2010/12/16/found-mummified-head-of-a-murdered-french-king/#comment-24271 Jumblepudding Fri, 17 Dec 2010 17:43:48 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=23839#comment-24271 Seconded. I'm no forensic expert, but no mitochondrial DNA in the whole head? it must be in bad shape. Seconded. I’m no forensic expert, but no mitochondrial DNA in the whole head? it must be in bad shape.

]]> http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2010/12/16/found-mummified-head-of-a-murdered-french-king/#comment-24270 Patrick Thu, 16 Dec 2010 23:07:49 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=23839#comment-24270 I really wish that they would have an actual picture of the head. I am kinda morbid like that. I really wish that they would have an actual picture of the head. I am kinda morbid like that.

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