Would the bones on the Brea Tar pit be sufficiently preserved to be able to extract DNA?

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Would the bones on the Brea Tar pit be sufficiently preserved to be able to extract DNA?

2007-02-12 10:55:36 · 2 answers · asked by syrious 5 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology

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nope. definetly not.

You can't extract DNA from the actual bone. Only all other types of tissue. (It has to be like skin or organ or bone marrow... ) But not just the calcified remains of bone.

See bone remains after the life is gone. But you need to have the tissue that actually contained the life (marrow)

2007-02-12 11:02:23 · answer #1 · answered by the nothing 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋

just watch "Jurassic Park"...

2007-02-12 19:02:51 · answer #2 · answered by lady luck 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋