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'Biological time capsules': How DNA from cave dirt is revealing clues about early humans and Neanderthals

The oldest sediment DNA discovered so far comes from Greenland and is 2 million years old.
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Scientists recover RNA from an extinct animal for the first time

Scientists successfully extract RNA from a 130-year-old Tasmanian tiger, thylacine, revealing how its genes functioned before its extinction.