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It is extremely unlikely that there is any DNA left to extract. DNA's half life is a little more than 500 years. [0] Any reference to DNA fragments from millio
by shakna 6y ago
It is extremely unlikely that there is any DNA left to extract.
DNA's half life is a little more than 500 years. [0] Any reference to DNA fragments from millions of years ago should be held with a lot of scepticism.
We're unlikely to ever see a Jurassic Park style approach.
[0] https://www.nature.com/news/dna-has-a-521-year-half-life-1.11555 https://www.nature.com/news/dna-has-a-521-year-half-life-1.1...
- holoduke 6y agoFossils of DNA itself could theoretically be possible.