Jerky-like skin of a 52,000-year-old woolly mammoth could change what we know about ancient DNA

The leathery, mulleted remains of a 52,000-year-old woolly mammoth known as Chris Waddle aren’t much to look at, says geneticist Olga Dudchenko — but the information they contain is invaluable. 

Jerky-like skin of a 52,000-year-old woolly mammoth could change what we know about ancient DNA
Two men outdoors, kneeling over a hairy, brown hide. One man is prodding it with a tool, while the other films with his phone.

The leathery, mulleted remains of a 52,000-year-old woolly mammoth known as Chris Waddle aren’t much to look at, says geneticist Olga Dudchenko — but the information they contain is invaluable.