Scientists Recover the Oldest RNA Ever Found from a 39,000-Year-Old Frozen Woolly Mammoth
20 Nov 2025 | Category: Science
A research team has retrieved the oldest known RNA from a 39,000-year-old woolly mammoth carcass preserved in Siberian permafrost.
Unlike DNA, which offers genetic potential, RNA captures a snapshot of gene activity in real time. This new approach offers scientists an unexpectedly intimate look at the final biological moments of an Ice Age giant.
For decades, the story of the wo...
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