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澳大利亚科学家3月10宣布,他们从鸟类蛋壳化石中成功提取出DNA样本。这为复原象鸟、恐鸟等已经灭绝的巨鸟奠定了基础。研究人员表示,成功从蛋壳中提取DNA样本,在考古学和古生物学研究领域均具有重大意义。澳大利亚生物学家奥斯卡姆表示,蛋壳是一种具有良好遗传物质恢复性的薄膜,在世界各地的化石沉积物中经常被发现,而他们从蛋壳中提取DNA样本的研究在全球尚属首例。
Australian scientists announced on March 10 that they successfully extracted DNA samples from bird eggshell fossils. This has laid the foundation for the restoration of giant birds such as elephants and terror birds that have been extinct. The researchers said that the successful extraction of DNA samples from the egg shell has great significance in the field of archeology and paleontology. Oskar, an Australian biologist, said eggshell is a recoverable thin film of genetic material that is frequently found in fossil deposits around the world, and that their study of DNA samples from eggshells is still worldwide example.