The body of the young woolly mammoth known as Yuka was so well-preserved that scientists were able to recover ancient RNA molecules. (Valeri Plotnikov) It was 2012 when Love Dalén, a paleogeneticist ...

Scientists have extracted RNA from an ancient woolly mammoth that gives new insight into the extinct beasts—and might one day boost moonshot efforts to resurrect them. The animal’s body was discovered ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Yuka, a mummified mammoth unearthed from Siberian permafrost, is on display, with ice to keep the specimen frozen. - Valeri ...

One of Yuka’s legs, illustrating the exceptional preservation of the lower part of the leg after the skin had been removed, which enabled recovery of ancient RNA molecules. Photo credit: Valeri ...

The woolly mammoth is probably the single most iconic extinct mammal, leading to seemingly never-ending efforts to resurrect it. To do that, however, scientists will need a good understanding of their ...