Defrost the dog's mummy 12,400 years ago to revive

Scientists believe this is a mummy of an extinct dog breed 12,400 years ago, and they are hoping to revive the breed.

Scientists recently thawed the mummy of a puppy thought to be extinct 12,400 years ago and found it in thick ice in Siberia.

When this puppy's mummy was found, scientists said the dog's teeth and even the brain were still intact.

This dog's mummy is still quite intact.

Experts are conducting research to see if this is a domesticated dog to become a pet. Meanwhile, a Korean expert who studies stem cells and clones, Hwang Woo-suk is also there to take samples in hopes of making the breed revive.

After washing off the mud and dirt on the dog's mummy, scientists found that its body was well preserved, including the brain, The Siberian Times said, with images and videos. record the whole process.

Russian doctor Pavel Nikolsky, a researcher from the Moscow Geological Institute, said: "This animal's mummy is really well preserved. One of the most important things is that its brain remains intact. , the level of storage is about 70 to 80%, it can be more accurately confirmed about this after extracting the sample, now it is only possible to see its brain through magnetic resonance imaging.

Although the brain is dry, both the hemispheres, cerebellum and pituitary are still visible. We can say, this is the first time we have obtained a Pleistocene magnetic brain (also known as Renewal - a geological position calculated from about 1,806,000 to 11,500 years ago today) ".

Teeth and brain are well preserved.

The mummy of this small dog was found in the Sakha Republic, from the external body to its internal organs perfectly preserved by lying in a thick layer of ice, even the hair on its skin. still intact.

It is known that this mummy is located close to the mummy of another puppy found in 2011. They are thought to have close relatives and deaths in a Syalakh riverbank landslide in the Republic of Sakha. . These two mummies are considered to be the rarest puppies in the world. Previously, scientists mainly found mummies of adult dogs.

According to scientists' speculation, these two puppies may have been pets of mammoth hunters and may be the first purebred dogs in human history.

Dr Artemiy Goncharov from the Northwestern Central Medical University in St Petersburg said: " We took the soil sample around the dog's mummy to find the bacteria and compared it with the bacteria in the gut of the dog, from which we hope to find ancient bacteria ".

In addition, experts also look for parasites such as ticks and fleas on this dog's body.

The cloning researcher, Hwang Woo-suk, said he was delighted that the mummy's dog was well preserved. He extracted samples from the skin, muscles and cartilage.

It is known that scientists at the Sooam Biotech Biotechnology Experiment Center in Seoul, South Korea are also actively researching with the ambition to revive mammoths, extinct wildlife. thousands of years ago. However, this statement by Korean scientists is encountering mixed opinions.