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Researchers from Russia and South Korea found liquid blood in the remains of a foal, found in permafrost in Siberia. The foal died about 42 thousand years ago and belonged to the now extinct breed Lenskikh horses.
It is already recognized that this is the oldest blood found in the remains of ancient animals.
Previously, it was assumed that living cells would be found in the foal's body, which would make it possible to clone it. After the discovery of liquid blood, this possibility is already being spoken of with great confidence.
According to Dr. Grigoriev from the University of Yakutsk, where the foal's body is now located, the internal organs are perfectly preserved inside the remains.
It was also possible to determine the cause of his death, the foal died from drowning. It is likely that he and his mother swam across the river and the foal was too weak for such a thing, he was no more than two weeks old. And when he drowned, his body froze very quickly.
“We found samples of liquid blood in the vessels of the heart. Thanks to the permafrost, it was preserved in almost perfect condition,” the scientist told the journalist of The Siberian Times.
Dr. Grigoriev also reported that the foal's muscle tissue was naturally reddish in color.
"This is the best-preserved Ice Age animal body ever found in the world. And it is an extremely rare fossil find because it is also intact. Scientists have previously dealt with body fragments, heavily deformed bodies or unnecessarily dry."
Liquid blood from the foal's body was extracted on February 28, but the general public was only informed of the discovery at the beginning of this week. The discovery of the oldest blood greatly raises hopes for cloning and reviving the extinct Lena horse breed.
“The hair on his skin is preserved on his head, legs and part of the body. His tail and mane are black, and the rest is light.
This is what the extinct Lena horse looked like
The foal remains are being examined by Russian scientists together with researchers from the South Korean Sooam Biotech Research Foundation.
"At the time of his death, he was between one and two weeks old, when he drowned, he plunged into liquid mud, which froze and turned into permafrost. In his gastrointestinal tract, we found the remains of mud and silt, which he swallowed before he died."
Michil Yakovlev, editor-in-chief of the press center of the Yakutsk University, says that they all hope to see a clone of a foal revived after 42 thousand years soon.
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