Scientists have recovered RNA from a mammoth carcass preserved in permafrost for 40,000 years. The ancient molecules reveal details about the creature’s last moments.
Scientists have recovered ancient molecules of RNA from a juvenile mammoth named Yuka, who died 40,000 years ago in what is now Siberia. These biological remnants are providing insight into the last moments of the extinct ice age creature’s life.
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