0
I caught wind of this earlier in the day......looking forward to the results.
Interesting quote from the article:
Ancient DNA is difficult to work with. Scientists have had the most luck with the maternal mtDNA. Apparently the paternal Y-chom. degrades much more quickly than the mtDNA. Although, I wonder if the mummification process will aid in overall preservation?Hawass has long rejected DNA testing on Egyptian mummies by foreign experts, and only recently allowed such projects on condition they be done exclusively by Egyptians. A $5 million DNA lab was created at the Egyptian Museum, with funding from the Discovery Channel.
I'll guess he was either in the T or K mtDNA families...
Bookmarks