In November 2008, the genome of an extinct Wooly Mammoth is sequenced almost to completion with the key to success being an Incom microwell faceplate. Incom’s microwell fiber optic faceplate is one that has been etched to remove the core material, creating millions of tiny wells (test tubes) for the depositing of DNA beads for sequencing tests. Incom was able to produce an abundance of plates for 454 Life Sciences which helped pave the way to the discovery.