How do they extract DNA from super old bones?

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very confused as to what DNA is, and have no technical expertise to understand detailed articles! Is DNA something you can look at under a microscope or what?

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More like, explain like I’m 10: Technically you can see DNA under a special microscope in the form of chromosomes. They’re just a super super dense wound up DNA strand. DNA is a physical chain made up of nuclei acids. As for the extraction:
https://set.adelaide.edu.au/news/list/2021/10/12/can-we-extract-ancient-dna-from-dinosaurs

This explains it pretty well. hope it helps

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