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World’s Oldest Microbial DNA Discovered in Ancient Mammoth Remains


Ancient mammoth remains preserved microbial DNA over a million years old. The study reveals long-term host-microbe interactions. An international team led by scientists at the Centre for Palaeogenetics has recovered microbial DNA preserved in the remains of woolly and steppe mammoths dating back

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