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Cook, S. , Dodge, C. , Morgan, R. and Sandusky, G. (2015) DNA/RNA Degradation Rate in Long Term Fixed Museum Specimens.
Forensic Medicine and Anatomy Research,
3, 1-6. doi:
10.4236/fmar.2015.31001.
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