To: ForGod'sSake
Ionizing radation from various sources can disrupt molecular bonds and over time degrade a complex chemical like DNA trapped in amber. Your source says background radiation from the Earth may be more important than the cosmic stuff. OK. The point still stands.
So did I miss something?
Were you trying to?
30 posted on
07/04/2005 11:16:47 AM PDT by
VadeRetro
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To: VadeRetro
Were you trying to? ...my point was that it would seem that DNA is being extracted from something other than these extremely rare hermetically sealed fossils. That is, they are able to extract DNA from what is essentially........rock?
So...
32 posted on
07/04/2005 8:34:24 PM PDT by
ForGod'sSake
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