Edinburgh scientists discover mammoth secret in ivory DNA.
Jan 5, 2019 11:07:38 GMT
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Post by magicmuggle01 on Jan 5, 2019 11:07:38 GMT
Woolly mammoth DNA has been found in trinkets branded as elephant ivory.
Image from BBC site.
Scientists based at Edinburgh Zoo are cooperating to create a genetics laboratory in Cambodia to fight the illegal ivory trade.
While trying to save elephants, they have found ivory from another animal that is now extinct.
In the WildGenes laboratory of the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland, Dr Alex Ball is drilling what sounds like a giant tooth.
Which is in effect what it is: an ornately carved elephant tusk.
Read:- www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-46649010
