RNA Molecules Found Preserved in 39,000-Year-Old Woolly Mammoth Tissues

Dec 3, 2025 - 08:45
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RNA Molecules Found Preserved in 39,000-Year-Old Woolly Mammoth Tissues
Mármol-Sánchez et al. found ancient RNA molecules in Late Pleistocene woolly mammoth tissues. Image credit: Mármol-Sánchez et al., doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2025.10.025.

Scientists have successfully extracted and sequenced ancient RNA from permafrost-preserved tissues of 10 woolly mammoths. One of these, dated to be 39,000 years old, represents the oldest ancient RNA sequences recorded to date.

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