ancient dna
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Ice Age Mammoth and Horse DNA Found in Soil Samples Left in Freezer
Fieldwork conducted about a decade ago is only now changing researchers’ understanding of large mammal extinctions during the Ice Age. An analysis of DNA locked away in frozen soil samples reveals that charismatic species like woolly mammoths and the wild horses of the Yukon stuck around for longer than previously believed.
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Ancient DNA Helps Trace The Origin Of Domestic Cattle
Scientists have found evidence of Bronze Age human civilisation written into ancient cattle DNA, according to a new study.
