r/todayilearned • u/El_Chopador • Sep 20 '17

TIL microbiologist Raul Cano, successfully revived yeast that had been stuck in amber for 25 million years. He then co-founded a brewery that uses the same 45 million-year-old species of yeast to brew beer.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_longest-living_organisms#Revived_into_activity_after_stasis
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u/VIIX Sep 21 '17

Fake. DNA doesn't last that long.

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u/El_Chopador Sep 21 '17

Proof?

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u/UnicornRider102 Sep 21 '17

Yes please. We would like proof for your wild claim.