We sequenced #ancientRNA from an 18th-Century human lung and recovered a rhinovirus genome. Take a look at our preprint. Feedback welcome.

Excited to share our work on #AncientRNA from alcohol-preserved lungs, recovering the oldest human RNA virus genome (an 18th-century rhinovirus). Our study shows that viral RNA remnants persist in centuries-old tissue, opening new ways to study virus evolution and historical disease #Paleovirology🫁🦠

World’s oldest RNA extracted from ice age woolly mammoth https://arstechni.ca #paleontology #ancientDNA #ancientRNA #evolution #Genomics #mammoths #Science #Biology

Yuka The Woolly Mammoth Just Gave Us The Oldest RNA Ever Sequenced A woolly mammoth that lived and died nearly 40,000 years ago has given us a spectacular scientific first, millennia later.

"From the skin and muscle of a mammoth named Yuka, whose remains were preserved in the Siberian permafrost, a team of scientists has sequenced ancient RNA nearly three times older than the previous record-holder – a 14,300-year-old wolf puppy."
🦣🧬🔬 #WoollyMammoths #AncientRNA #Paleontology