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(CNN) Geneticists have for the first time isolated and decoded RNA molecules from a creature that died out long ago.The genetic material which came<a class="excerpt-read-more" href="https://wsvn.com/news/us-world/scientists-recover-rna-from-an-extinct-species-for-the-first-time/">Read More</a>
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RNA, which regulates the activity of DNA, is a crucial part of building an organism - and now researchers have extracted some from an extinct animal for the first time