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August 5, 2008, 9:19 am
Ancient world discovered in AntarcticaImagine being frozen for forteen million years! That is what happened to an entire world of organisms as the last ice age cooled temperatures, freezing plants and animals. This ancient world is now being investigated by scientists.
[Telegraph]
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Organisms found in the Antarctic ice include mosses, diatoms and ostracods - click to find out more about each of these.
How do their molecules differ from the molecules found in modern-day organisms? Very little, scientists found!
What molecules are often studied to compare ancient and modern organisms? See how proteins and DNA can be sequenced to allow such comparisons.
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