Scientists Sequence Bacterial DNA from Germs in Mammoth Teeth
September 6, 2025 3 min read A Mammoth Toothache: Bacterial Community Discovered in Mouth of Ancient Mammoth Genetic-sequencing techniques have identified microorganisms that lived in the mouths of ancient mammoths By Katie Kavanagh & Nature magazine Ancient mammoth teeth, pictured here, contained DNA from 310 different species of bacteria. An analysis of the bones and…
