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Space Facts@lemmy.world to science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days ago

A 46,000,000-year-old mosquito still had blood inside

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A 46,000,000-year-old mosquito still had blood inside

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Space Facts@lemmy.world to science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days ago
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A fossilized mosquito preserved for 46,000,000 years was discovered with blood still inside its abdomen a rare snapshot of ancient life frozen in time

Article: https://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2013/1015/46-million-year-old-mosquito-filled-with-blood-is-a-scientific-first

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    It’s from 2013, folks. Sadly no world-ending DNA.

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      Sadly no dinosaur

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        Imagine if a mosquito was found like this then they sequenced the DNA and it was yours! Sounds like a horror story

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          That is quite common actually. We call it contaminated sample

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        “Welcome, to Paleogene Park.”

        Admittedly, the kids having to hide in the kitchen from a pack of Eohippi doesn’t hit nearly as hard.

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      That just means they’ve had 13 years to work on it. 13 years to get it ready.

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        13 years to spare no expense.

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      Yet…

    • 🇰 🌀 🇱 🇦 🇳 🇦 🇰 🇮 @pawb.social
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      Bullshit. Clone the mosquito a bajillion times and I guarantee you’ll end the world.

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