/environment/ en /environment/news/list/2024/06/12/a-glimpse-into-the-past-what-digging-for-dna-in-cave-dirt-tells-us-about For most people the term “ancient DNA” might conjur up images of Jurassic Park, where DNA extracted from a mosquito preserved in amber was used to re-create long extinct dinosaurs. June 12 2024 Belinda Gosden /environment/news/list/2024/06/12/a-glimpse-into-the-past-what-digging-for-dna-in-cave-dirt-tells-us-about