Genetic evidence clears Ben Franklin (w/ Video)
Friday, July 29, 2011 - 03:00
in Paleontology & Archaeology
The DNA evidence is in, and Ben Franklin didn't do it. Genetic tests on more than 1,000 Chinese tallow trees from the United States and China show the famed U.S. statesman did not import the tallow trees that are overrunning thousands of acres of U.S. coastal prairie from Florida to East Texas.