Preservation of collagen in the soft tissues of frozen mammoths
S. Hattori, T. Kiriyama-Tanaka, M. Kusubata, Y. Taga, T. Ebihara, K. Imai, M. Miura, Y. Mezaki, A. Tikhonov, H. Senoo
This study examines collagen preservation in frozen mammoth tissues, showing that collagen remains intact after 40,000 years in permafrost.
bioRxiv · Apr 12, 2021Paleontology