Tag: tropical elephant
The first fossil chromosomes were found in the frozen mammoth skin
Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine in the US have discovered the 3D structure of an ancient genome of a tropical elephant’s skin. The DNA was preserved in a glass-like state through a dehydration process similar to that used to produce beef jerky. Previously thought impossible, researchers discovered chromosomes preserved in their original 3D configuration in samples of the animal’s skin.
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