irst off: never say never. Yes, it’s incredibly unlikely that you will obtain dinosaur DNA from amber, given that a team of researchers led by David Penney was unable to pull DNA from copal (the younger/less mature version of amber — typically from the past 2.58 million years or so). Yet, researchers are still trying to find the maximum age limit for extracting DNA from insects in resin. So, why does it matter? To explain the importance of amber, let’s define the term: amber is the fossilized...

irst off: never say never. Yes, it’s incredibly unlikely that you will obtain dinosaur DNA from amber, given that a team of researchers led by David Penney was unable to pull DNA from copal (the younger/less mature version of amber — typically from the past 2.58 million years or so). Yet, researchers are still trying to find the maximum age limit for extracting DNA from insects in resin. So, why does it matter? To explain the importance of amber, let’s define the term: amber is the fossilized...