Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Scientists successfully extracted viable RNA from a young woolly mammoth named Yuka that died 40,000 years ago in Siberia, which ...

Scientists have successfully extracted RNA molecules from an extinct species for the first time. The milestone was achieved in the thylacine, a species of carnivorous marsupial that roamed Australia ...

RNA and DNA extraction kits take formalin-fixed tissue samples by storm, enabling superior quality and yields. Researchers using standard extraction protocols that heat samples to eliminate ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (Credit: Denis-Art/Getty Images) The woolly mammoth is probably the single most iconic extinct mammal, leading to seemingly ...

RNA taken from the desiccated remains of a thylacine, or Tasmanian tiger, could yield a new understanding of the species, which was declared extinct over 40 years ago. This is the first time RNA has ...

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To obtain high-quality, purified nucleic acids, scientists can use several different methods, including phenol-chloroform extraction, cesium chloride/ethidium bromide (CsCl/EtBr) gradient ...

The field of cancer research is increasingly reliant on the rigour of biobanking protocols to ensure that RNA extracted from tumour tissues is of high quality. Biobanking, which involves the ...

The woolly mammoth is probably the single most iconic extinct mammal, leading to seemingly never-ending efforts to resurrect it. To do that, however, scientists will need a good understanding of their ...