Science makes DNA breakthrough in the tooth of a mastodon
“A fossilised tooth found in a swamp has allowed scientists to work out the DNA of a primitive North American elephant” - Times Online
Tags: DNA, Science, Tooth
Tags: DNA, Science, Tooth
Tags: DNA, Science, Tooth
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- 2007: Elephants run amok at Kurunegala perahera
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- 2006: Insemination of elephants closer
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- 2005: A temple elephant, long in the tooth
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