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First of all, this is tissue fragments. The chance of them finding an intact strand of DNA is very slim. Even if they do, they still won't know what to make of most of it, since we have never actually sequenced Dino DNA before. If they were to find a preserved cell, however, they may have a chance of finding some mRNA or tRNA in the ribosomes, or maybe even a polypeptide chain, from which at least one DNA instruction can be found (AKA, a sequence of nucleotide bases such as AGAAACGTATG).
This does NOT mean Jurassic Park. We can't even do true, flawless cloning today with animals that are alive.
Also, they speculate that they may find soft tissue in a bunch of other specimens, as well. Museums don't really like cutting open one of their possessions, though.
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