https://freerepublic.com/tag/woolyburgers/ en-us Thu, 18 Dec 2025 20:10:50 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4358028/posts European researchers have achieved a milestone in paleogenomics by sequencing RNA from a woolly mammoth specimen dating back approximately 39,000 to 40,000 years, roughly three times older than the previous record for ancient RNA. The RNA was recovered from a well-preserved juvenile mammoth known as Yuka, discovered in northern Siberian permafrost in 2010, according to Love Dalén, a professor of evolutionary genomics at Stockholm University and lead author of a study published in the journal Cell. Dalén told the Wall Street Journal that the findings could aid in identifying the genetic traits responsible for the mammoth’s distinctive woolly coat. The... Discern TV https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4358028/posts#comment Thu, 18 Dec 2025 20:10:50 GMT