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The Oldest RNA Ever Found Came from a Woolly Mammoth
Scientists recovered 40,000-year-old RNA from a frozen mammoth, revealing which genes were active in its final hours. This changes everything we thought we knew about extinct species.
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Scientists recovered 40,000-year-old RNA from a frozen mammoth, revealing which genes were active in its final hours. This changes everything we thought we knew about extinct species.
We're discovering over 16,000 new species per year, even as biodiversity collapses. This paradox reveals both our growing power to see the natural world and how much remains hidden.