It’s hard to imagine and yet researchers are trying to clone a foal that lived on Earth 42,000 years ago. Remains of animals are repeatedly found in Siberian permafrost. At the North-Eastern Federal University in Yakutsk such finds, the mammoth fauna and their habitat are explored. The foal, found in 2018, is as well preserved as none before. Fur and hooves are clearly visible. Researchers have studied the animal over the past few months and even discovered blood and urine.
“I would like to note that indeed, visually, the preservation of this ancient object is unique,” explains NEU professor Darima Garmayeva. “Almost all internal organs are anatomically preserved, but the results of morphological studies will show the degree of preservation of the architectonics of tissues and cells in permafrost conditions”