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Cloneable Mammoth Cells Discovered in Russia

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the large-pieces-of-the-past dept.

orthogonal writes "Animal Planet reports, in this article, that 'Russian scientists said Wednesday that they've found living cells in a frozen ice-age mammoth' which could be cloned, and gestated in an elephant. I see a new Republican mascot in this."

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  1. Re:In Soviet Russia.. by chiguy · · Score: 0, Troll

    Somehow, I don't think we'll have a problem controlling the wooly mammoth population. What, are they going to hide under rocks and sneak into crevices? Or maybe stand underwater and use their trunks to breath like snorklers?

    I enjoyed "The Way Things Work" as much as the next guy, but I don't think mammoth's are really THAT clever.

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