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http://tinyurl.com/2yc5pv (sis.gov.eg)"Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities Zahi Hawwas has said the government is planning to establish an up-to-date laboratory to conduct DNA tests on mummies. Hawwas said the lab will cost $3 million...
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Egypt opens second DNA laboratory
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Cairo University inaugurated a new DNA lab to find clues of mummies' family links here on Monday.
The lab is the second of its kind in Egypt. The first one was established at the Egyptian Museum two years ago, said Dr. Hossam Kamel, president of the university.
Dr. Kamel and Dr. Zahi Hawas, Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities were present at the inauguration.
"It is very important not to use the same lab to analyze the DNA of living and dead people as there may be confusion in the results," Dr Hawas said.
"I used to be against the DNA tests for mummies, because it was done by foreigners, and the mix of DNA of the dead and the alive could lead to inaccurate results," he said.
"We can not trust results from one lab, so we established another to make comparison and get precise data," he added.
See the above page for more.
- More On The Tutankhamun/ Akhenaten Dna Debate
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Egypt State Information Service Secretary-General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities Dr. Zahi Hawas inaugurated on 21/1 / 2010 the restoration works and development of the monastery of St. Anthony at Red Sea. It is considered the first monastery in...
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All Headline News I've not read this report anywhere else, but it seems authentic enough. I assume that the provisional date has been put forward on the basis of the geological context.A delegation from the Egyptian Supreme Council of Antiquities...
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http://tinyurl.com/2yc5pv (sis.gov.eg)"Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities Zahi Hawwas has said the government is planning to establish an up-to-date laboratory to conduct DNA tests on mummies. Hawwas said the lab will cost $3 million...