Nature & Environment
Polar bear skull defies DNA test
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T.K. RandallFebruary 22, 2009 ·
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Attempts to compare the DNA of the remains of an ancient polar bear found in a cave in Scotland with that of modern polar bears have been thwarted when it was found that there isn't enough DNA left to test.
A sample taken from what are believed to be the only polar bear remains to have been found in Britain has defied DNA analysis, it has emerged. Ireland-based genetics expert Ceiridwen Edwards had hoped to compare the DNA of the animal found in a cave in Scotland with that of modern polar bears. However, she said there was not enough DNA left in the sample for an analysis to be done. The sample was taken from a skull found in the Bone Caves at Inchnadamph. "
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