A version of this story appeared in CNN’s science bulletin Wonder Theory. To receive it in your inbox, Register for free here. CNN — The past is an ever-changing story, and this week a myriad of discoveries added new details. Fossils, jewelry, and even DNA unearthed from the earth shed light on some of history’s …
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Scientists have identified the oldest DNA ever discovered and, in doing so, revealed a complex ecosystem that existed two million years ago in modern Greenland, according to the results of a new study published in the journal Nature . The double helix-shaped molecule Deoxyribonucleic acid (or DNA for short) is present in almost every cell …
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An illustration of Cape Copenhagen 2 million years ago.Drawing: Beth Zaiken A team of scientists has sequenced the oldest DNA to date, found in permafrost in the far north of Greenland. The DNA is 2 million years old, surpassing the previous oldest DNA record by a million years. The genetic material came from 41 sediment …
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