DNA+Extracted+from+Woolly+Mammoth+Hair

@**DNA Extracted from Woolly Mammoth Hair****DNA Extracted from Woolly Mammoth Hair**


 * Summary of "DNA Extracted from Woolly Mammoth Hair"DNA Extracted from Woolly Mammoth Hair**

On September 27, 2007 it was reported in the Science Daily that a great disovery was made relating to DNA and hair. Scientist realized that the best source of ancient DNA was more accessible by hair than by bones or muscles! This amazed Stephan C. Schuster and Webb Miller of Penn State who was working with Thomas Gilbert from Copernhagen and a large international consortium. A paper was published in a journal that contained information about sequencing the entire mitochondrial genomes from 10 different woolly mammoths. It was discovered that the woolly mammoths most likely died about 38,000. Previous to this monumental discover only seven mitochondrial genomes from extinct animals had been published: four from ancient birds, two from mammoths and one from a mastodon.

Schusster explained explained that the DNA from bones and muscle tht were preserved and uncontaminated was very limited and it could take up to six years of recovery and research to study a singl ancient animal.


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