So if we were to go deep now within the bones and the teeth that actually survived the fossilization process, the DNA which was once intact, tightly wrapped around histone proteins, is now under attack by the bacteria that lived symbiotically with the mammoth for years during its lifetime.
Hvis vi går dybt ind i knoglerne og tænderne der faktisk overlevede fosileringsprocessen, er den DNA der engang var intakt, stramt bundet om histone proteiner, nu under angreb af bakterier der levede symbiotisk med mammutten i årevis i løbet af dens liv.