Ancient DNA reveals secrets of Pompeii victims
It is an almost complete set of "genetic instructions" from people who died when Mount Vesuvius erupted.
By Victoria GillScience correspondent, BBC News
Image source, Notizie degli Scavi di Antichita,1934, p. 286, fi
Image caption, Remains of two individuals found in the Casa del Fabbro, or House of t… [+3392 chars]
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