I wonder how long it will be before the paleobabbling spin-meisters get hold of this and twist it to more absurd ends (and book sales).  Michael Baigent–can you hear me calling?  Here’s a new conspiracy for you! These X-rays of the scrolls reveal “lost” material . . . or maybe they prove the ink is made from chemical compounds “not of this world” . . . yeah, that’s it.

Anyway, for those readers still in possession of a full deck, check out this story of the testing and its actual purposes.