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DNA from hunter-gatherer teeth reveals secrets of ancient plague
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00:45 Ancient evidence of deadly plague outbreaks
Research article: Macleod et al.
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Nature: Bones of Iron Age skeleton were whittled into tools
Nature: Giant crustacean of the deep sea steals a trick from bacteria
14:52 A prototype atom interferometer
Research article: Baynham et al.
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