Frozen Mice Cloned

m0rphin3 writes "Japanese scientists have cloned mice whose bodies were frozen for as long as 16 years and said on Monday it may be possible to use the technique to resurrect mammoths and other extinct species. Could we finally see Jurassic Park become a reality, or perhaps use this for colonizing other galaxies?"

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Or colonizing galaxies with mamoths?

[Anonymous Coward]

We use this technology to colonize other galaxies with giant wooly mamoths. That would be so cool.

Re:Or colonizing galaxies with mamoths?

[dogdick]

I concur, lets confuse the shit out of other intelligent life when they start visiting our solar system.

Ice Age Sequel

[dafz1]

Ice Age 3: Attack of the Clones

Re:That juicy t-bone steak

[Changa_MC]

I've already seen much comment by fanatical vegans on the Internet that even meat from lab-grown cells is deplorable.

But those are vegans. Us vegetarian-types would buy up lab-meat by the ton.

Re:16 years is not

[jollyreaper]

16,000 or 160,000,000 years. While this may be "just engineering" to some, it's still a big just as there's still a lot of DNA degradation that happens over the course of millennia. There's a lot of reasons this might not work for a species we've never seen develop.

That's why you plug the gaps with frog DNA. Nothing could possibly go wrong!

Re:ethics

[clarkkent09]

I mean, I'm all for freezing polar bears and other endangered species so that we can revive them when the weather is better (kind of like that grain vault) but shouldn't it be regulated so that it isn't creating awkward scenarios?

Like what, a long extinct animal suddenly appearing at a dinner party, causing everybody to spit out their drinks?

Re:Not dinosaurs

[drfishy]

A funny post to be sure, but from accounts ~400 years ago we already know it tastes rather fowl.

Re:Brilliant!

[AttillaTheNun]

Quick, while his DNA is still warm!