Mulleted mammoth Chris Waddle helps scientists crack the creatures’ genetic code
Researchers have reconstructed the genetic code of the woolly mammoth in unprecedented detail after discovering fossilized chromosomes in the skin of a 52,000-year-old carcass preserved in the permafrost of Siberia. The mammoth’s luxuriant mane led researchers to name it after Chris Waddle, the mulleted former England footballer. It was freeze-dried after death, a process that … Read more