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Could DNA Have Survived 6 Million Years Inside a Turtle Shell?
A team of paleontologists studying the fossilised shell of a sea turtle from the Miocene Epoch found something surprising: preserved bone cells that they believe may contain ancient DNA, the molecule that holds the genetic information of living things. In an ancient turtle shell found on Panama’s Piña Beach, northwest of Panama City, the team…
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Researchers Discover Peaceful Turtle Playground in the Sargasso Sea
Off the coast of Florida lie marigold meadows floating in the ocean; they’re trails of sargassum, a seaweed that bobs on the surface of the water. Amid those frilly ocean mats, young sea turtles grow up, learning about life in an oasis protected from predators.
