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Handout/AFP/Ritzau Scanpix. This handout picture obtained on February 17, 2021 by Nature magazine shows a Woolly mammoth tusk emerging from permafrost on central Wrangel Island, located in northeastern Siberia. – Researchers said the three specimens, one roughly 800, 000 years old and two over a million years old, provide important insights into the giant Ice Age mammals, including the ancient heritage of the woolly mammoth. (Photo by Handout / Love Dalén / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE – MANDATORY CREDIT “AFP PHOTO /Love Dalén ” – NO MARKETING – NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS – DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS
En forskergruppe har kortlagt DNA’et fra en 1,2 mio. år gammel mammut. Og som Videnskab.dk beskriver, er det en ret stor sensation. Kortlægningen smadrer den hidtidige DNA-rekord, hvor arvemasse fra en mellem 560.000 og 780.000 år gammel hest blev undersøgt. Som om det ikke var nok, tyder analyserne tilmed på, at den oldgamle, sibiriske mammut tilhører en hidtil ukendt art. Vildt nok.