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Mammoth task: Scientists map DNA of ancient beast
(Agencies)
Updated: 2008-11-20 10:08

 


This undated handout provided by ExhibitEase LLC shows a 3D computer generated Image of woolly mammoth emerging from ice block. A DNA molecule extending from hair symbolizes the fact that genetic analysis can be carried out from long extinct species. (AP Photo/ExhibitEase LLC, Steven W. Marcus) artist redering provided by the Mammoth Genome Project, Penn State University shows the unraveling of the genetic code of an extinct animal, the ice age's wooly mammoth. [Agencies]