Wednesday, June 26, 2013

Ancient horse is oldest creature to reveal DNA sequence

Using a fossilized leg bone preserved in permafrost, scientists decipher the genetic code of a wild horse that lived in the Yukon about 700,000 years ago.



Researchers have unraveled the genetic code of a wild horse that loped across the frozen Yukon about 700,000 years ago, making it the oldest creature by far to reveal its DNA to modern science.



via L.A. Times - Science http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/science/~3/ZumkkKE1GbE/la-sci-ancient-horse-genome-20130627,0,2514595.story

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