Scientists Successfully Extract RNA from 40,000-Year-Old Woolly Mammoth
18 Nov 2025 | Category: Science
The mammoth's tissue, preserved in Siberian permafrost for nearly 40,000 years, yielded the oldest known RNA sequences.
For the first time, an Ice-Age woolly mammoth's RNA was isolated and sequenced, providing potential to learn more about the extinct mammal and allowing similar procedures to learn about other animals.
The breakthrough was the fruit beard by the work ...
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