Oldest RNA discovered in a remarkably preserved woolly mammoth specimen
19 Nov 2025 | Category: Science
Scientists recovered 40,000-year-old mammoth RNA, revealing which genes were active near the end of its life.
For years, the story of the woolly mammoth has felt fixed in the past. Ancient bones, frozen tissue, and fragments of DNA help scientists stitch together how these giants lived and died.
A new study pushes that story even farther. Researchers have ob...
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