> Once Watson left, he had the computer begin a  comparison with all of DNA records
> available to see if there were  matches.  He also began checking to see if the
> age of the biological  traces could be determined (in other words, when they
> were left on the  document).
>
> There was variation in the time periods when the traces became  a part of the
> scroll.  Those attributed to Golan Dulath were about 2 to 3  weeks in age.
> The others date to periods both before and after his.   It is possible that
> they could be attributed to the persons making or selling  the scroll, those
> transporting the scroll, or some other persons.  Most of the samples are Cardassian, but there were also traces of human, Bajoran, and Vulcan DNA.  The human DNA matches that of Ambassador Watson.  The other samples do not have matches in the Starfleet database for particular individuals.

(ooc2: btw, should at least one human trace--after all, watson *is* human isnt
he?--be there?)
 
(OOC3:  That is what I get for posting from the Reference Desk!  I ungoofed that last sentence.)

Benning now put on a fresh pair of gloves (which is why *his* dna isn't on the
scroll) and, picking up the scroll, placed it in an environmentally neutral
field.  From inside, he now opened it and examined its condition.

The scroll is fairly unremarkable.  The text is definitely hand-written with the ink smudges to make it evident.  That in itself is a bit remarkable since with modern technology, few people tended to write with an old-world pen or pencil.  The etchings of the writing are deep and well defined, which indicates a tool that was fairly sharp.  The writing is in standard English.
 
(Benning? Anything I am missing that you would be curious about?)
 
AJ
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