Researchers have recovered the oldest DNA in the world and used it to discover what life was like 2 million years ago in the northern tip of Greenland. Today, it’s a barren desert. But back then it was very different.
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Beth Zaiken's visualisation of Arctic Greenland 2 million years ago Source: AP / Beth Zaiken
Researchers have recovered the oldest DNA in the world and used it to discover what life was like 2 million years ago in the northern tip of Greenland. Today, it’s a barren desert. But back then it was very different.
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By Allan Lee
Source: SBS News
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