Hobbit

  • Claudio Tuniz
  • Richard Gillespie
  • Cheryl Jones
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Riassunto

Dopo un corso accelerato di odontoiatria presso un dentista di Adelaide, Alan Cooper e Jeremy Austin si preparavano a trapanare lo smalto dentale di uno dei molari dell’hobbit, per ottenere un minuscolo campione di dentina da usare per l’analisi del DNA fossile. Per portare a termine la missione, i due si erano procurati un trapano da dentista e una valigetta completa di ambiente sterile.

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  • Claudio Tuniz
  • Richard Gillespie
  • Cheryl Jones

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