In organic materials researchers do this with a little help from quantum mechanics. (sciencemag.org)
It was established in 2012 by Ian Hunter and Brad Turner, former materials researchers at Foster + Partners architects, and founding partner Architonic. (materialscouncil.com)
Using tiny amounts of material the researchers recovered and analyzed fragments of mitochondrial DNA — genetic material from the mitochondria, the «energy factories» of the cell — and identified them as belonging to twelve different mammalian families that include extinct species such as the woolly mammoth, the woolly rhinoceros, the cave bear and the cave hyena. (sciencedaily.com)