RNA recovered and sequenced from 14,000-year-old mummified wolf

Under the right conditions, DNA has been known to last for thousands of years, allowing scientists to study the genomes of ancient Egyptians, the very first Brits, and even early human ancestors. RNA, on the other hand, degrades much more quickly and was thought impossible to recover in older samples. But now researchers have done exactly that, isolating and sequencing the RNA of a 14,000-year-old wolf found frozen in the Siberian permafrost.

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Category: Science

Tags:

• Animals
• DNA
• Genetics
• Paleontology
• RNA
• University of Copenhagen
• University of Tubingen

from New Atlas (Gizmag) https://ift.tt/2KeDCQK