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Ars Technica
3 months ago
OMG science

Last population of mammoths survived a severe population bottleneck

The study challenges the belief that Wrangel Island mammoths went extinct due to inbreeding and genetic defects. [ more ]
www.theguardian.com
3 months ago
OMG science

Freak event probably killed last woolly mammoths, scientists say

Genetic analysis indicates a possible freak event, not inbreeding, led to the extinction of the last woolly mammoths on a remote Arctic island 4,000 years ago. [ more ]
Ars Technica
3 months ago
OMG science

Last population of mammoths survived a severe population bottleneck

The study challenges the belief that Wrangel Island mammoths went extinct due to inbreeding and genetic defects. [ more ]
www.theguardian.com
3 months ago
OMG science

Freak event probably killed last woolly mammoths, scientists say

Genetic analysis indicates a possible freak event, not inbreeding, led to the extinction of the last woolly mammoths on a remote Arctic island 4,000 years ago. [ more ]
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