No, I don't mean breaking in like a thief to steal lovely ancient copies of books that are bound in leather and smell of old paper. (WritersResource.us)
Their findings suggest that ancient copies of genes can retain their functionality and still influence traits of interest after tens of millions of years. (sciencedaily.com)
Save for some scribal errors, it is self - consistent and thousands of ancient copies exist — some that date back to within the first 100 years after Jesus was born. (religion.blogs.cnn.com)