Fossils of ancient chromosomes found for the first time in 52,000-year-old woolly mammoth skin

World-first study decodes the DNA structure of a 52,000-year-old woolly mammoth sample

Legs of a juvenile female woolly mammoth named Yuka. Love Dalén, Stockholm University, Author providedIn a world-first study, we have revealed and analysed remarkably preserved fragments of ancient DNA from the skin of a woolly mammoth. For the first time, we’ve been able to understand how the genetic instructions for this extinct species were organised inside its cells. This is known as genome architecture – the three-dimensional arrangement of…

First ancient chromosomes reconstructed from 52,000-year-old woolly mammoth

An incredibly well-preserved woolly mammoth specimen that died 52,000 years ago in Siberia has now had its chromosome structure reassembled for the first time.

Woolly Mammoth Skin "Freeze-Dried" For 52,000 Years Delivers First-Ever 3D Chromosomes

A scientific magic trick that pulled a lot more than a coin from behind the mammoth's ear.

Woolly mammoth DNA exceptionally preserved in freeze-dried 'jerky'

A complete genome has been extracted from a 52,000-year-old woolly mammoth, which might bring us closer to resurrecting the species

Fossils of ancient chromosomes found for the first time in 52,000-year-old woolly mammoth skin

A piece of woolly mammoth skin excavated from permafrost has been found to contain fossilized chromosomes, making it possible to assemble the genome of extinct species.