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> [“Nineteen teeth from twelve sixth-century plague pits in Aschheim near Munich provided the source of the Code of Justinian. In among the ancient human DNA are the remnants of other species that loiter around our bodies. A 2013 study ground…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-rutherford/nineteen-teeth-from-twelve-sixth-century-plague-pits-in-aschheim-near/)

[Adam Rutherford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-rutherford/)

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> [Teeth actually turn out to be one of a couple of good sources of ancient DNA. The teeth, actually the enamel, is quite good at preserving the DNA, so it is a bit of time capsule so to speak.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hendrik-poinar/teeth-actually-turn-out-to-be-one-of-a-couple-of-good-sources-of/)

[Hendrik Poinar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hendrik-poinar/)

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