In Yakutsk, studying dog tissue that lived nearly 12.5 thousand years ago – RIA Novosti

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KHABAROVSK, March 18 – RIA Novosti The scientists of the North-Eastern Federal University in Yakutsk conducted an autopsy and was selected to study the fabric of the second dog Tumatskoy, he lived. nearly 12.5 thousand years ago and discovered in Yakutia in 2015, according to the NEFU website.

in the area of ​​Ust-Jansky Yakutia remains of two puppies were found living more than 12 thousand years ago. One of them was found in 2011, second in 2015, a few meters away from the first discovery site. Scientists have conducted a study of the first puppy now begun to explore the second.

“The anatomical body Medical Institute autopsy ancient dogs were held NEFU. The estimated age of the finds of some 12 450 years. During the autopsy tissue samples were selected for microbiological, parasitological and other analyzes “, – reported on the website

it is noted that scientists have paid attention to the good preservation of the animal brain, and are hoping to extract it to study

..” We came to the conclusion that discovery of well preserved normal brain tissue dries quickly, but it is lost somewhere in the 30%, and the rest remained I was very surprised, “-.. are provided on the website of Professor words of the Department of normal and pathological anatomy, operative surgery with topographic anatomy and forensic medicine MI NEFU Darima Garmaeva.

it is also reported that an autopsy was carried out with the participation of representatives of the North-Eastern federal University, Northwestern state medical University, the Royal Belgian Institute of natural Sciences and the Geological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences.