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Molecular biologist honors ancient bones

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Biologist Sarah Anzick reburies toddler's bones

RETURNING HOME  Biologist Sarah Anzick carries a box containing 12,600-year-old bones to be reburied. The bones belong to a toddler whose DNA she examined.

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By Tina Hesman Saey

- More than 2 years ago

Since she was a toddler, molecular biologist Sarah Anzick has had a unique connection to an ancient child.