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Ancient Mammoth’s RNA

November 20 , 2025 15 hrs 0 min 28 0

Scientists recovered ancient ribonucleic acid (RNA) from a 39,000-year-old woolly mammoth preserved in Siberian permafrost.
The specimen, known as Yuka, was found near the Laptev Sea coast, Russia.
The RNA showed gene activity linked to muscle structure, cellular maintenance, and stress responses present shortly before the mammoth’s death.
Sequencing methods adapted for degraded molecules enabled the identification of transcripts that matched woolly mammoth and elephant genes.