The Science Corner

A team of experts in ancient DNA from McMaster University (Canada) and genome researchers from Penn State University (USA) have obtained the first genomic sequences from a woolly mammoth, a mammal that roamed grassy plains of the Northern Hemisphere until it became extinct about 10,000 years ago. The project also involved paleontologists from the American Museum of Natural History and researchers from Russia, the United Kingdom, France, and Germany.

Time for Jurassic Park to get started!