First Woolly Mammoth Genome Reconstructed in 3D Could Help Bring the Species Back to Life

Roughly 52,000 years ago, a woolly mammoth died in the Siberian tundra. As her body flash froze in the biting cold, something remarkable happened: Her DNA turned into a fossil. It wasn't only genetic letters that were memorialized--the cold preserved their intricate structure too. Fast forward to 2018, when an international expedition to the area […]