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52,000-year-old woolly mammoth chromosomes reconstructed
Manage episode 428438614 series 2902253
For the first time, researchers have uncovered and analysed the 3D structures of a woolly mammoth genome.
The 52,000-year-old specimen was so well preserved that hair follicles and the shape of the muscles were still intact, with one scientist likening the location of the find to dying "in the deep freezer".
259 episodes
Manage episode 428438614 series 2902253
For the first time, researchers have uncovered and analysed the 3D structures of a woolly mammoth genome.
The 52,000-year-old specimen was so well preserved that hair follicles and the shape of the muscles were still intact, with one scientist likening the location of the find to dying "in the deep freezer".
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