Scientists retrieve 2 million year old DNA, oldest in the world

#purescience #oldestDNA #Greenland
From the arctic desert in Greenland, scientists have retrieved environmental samples of DNA in the permafrost that are two million to three million years old. With this, they have reconstructed an ancient boreal forest, a rich ecosystem that consisted of various trees, giant animals, small animals, and marine species, many of which are familiar to us today. In ThePrint #̦PureScience, Sandhya Ramesh explains the findings.

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[RajivThanawala]

This is so fascinating! .. Thank you for bringing us a good summary of such an important scientific development!

[sheilakijawani]

Funny that Greenland's name is justified only now.

[anoopmathen]

Good report, thanks, tectonic movement means Greenland could have changed location though

[premgangadhar]

Major flaw with this analysis is that Greenland was not in the north pole 2 Million years ago. This is based on the land movement trajectory would have been around the African region. If we excavate artic ice there is a better chance of finding some fossil that could well be in a preserved state even now.

[jsgshzbbzhsunsns]

Make someone about India's flora and fauna

[Christopher_Bachm]

What if, Greenland wasn't always so far north?

[sprucegoose]

Holy shit, I remember this chick being a relatively popular writer on Quora from years ago, lol. Times flies, I suppose!