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Can We Get DNA From Fossils? | Eons

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Published February 8, 2024 at 10:17 AM CST

In 1993, scientists cracked open a piece of amber, took out the body of an ancient weevil, and sampled its DNA. Or, at least, so we thought. It took another few decades of research, and a lot of take-backs, before scientists could figure out how we could truly unlock the genetic secrets of the past.
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