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Scrat Finds the Frozen Mammoth Diorama - Ice Age

We created a very special #diorama when #Scrat the squirrel accidentally found a frozen #mammoth friend, and to his surprise ...

Oldest sequenced RNA reveals details about a mammoth’s final moments 40,000 years

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 pull ancient RNA from a woolly mammoth's body

Scientists have extracted the oldest RNA molecules out of a woolly mammoth, gaining a snapshot into the processes at work in ...
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Woolly mammoth from the Ice Age 39,000 years ago is one step closer to ‘de-extinction’, say scientists

Woolly mammoths are a step closer to coming back from extinction after scientists made a key genetic breakthrough. Scientists from Sweden have extracted the oldest RNA ever found from a ...

Ancient RNA offers a snapshot of a mammoth's life 39,000 years ago

New research shows RNA is preserved for longer than scientists had realized. This is the oldest RNA ever profiled.