A fossilized mosquito preserved for 46,000,000 years was discovered with blood still inside its abdomen a rare snapshot of ancient life frozen in time
A fossilized mosquito preserved for 46,000,000 years was discovered with blood still inside its abdomen a rare snapshot of ancient life frozen in time
Yea, but you can get partial DNA sequences and then fill the rest in with frogs or some shit.
Depending on the source DNA seems to have a half life of 500-1500 years. This source calculates with slightly over 500 years. Permafrost samples may be more on the upper end of the scale but the message would be similar:
https://www.sciencefocus.com/the-human-body/how-long-does-dna-last
Knowing our current tech landscape, some startup CEO will convince a bunch of investors that he can get an AI to produce the genome sequence using existing sequencing data to predict what dinosaur DNA actually was.
And even though it’s obviously a rugpull, any hypothetically successful AI would probably just get stuck outputing genomes that result in different types of bananas.
I’ve been told on good authority that life… uh… finds a way.