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Frozen Mice Cloned

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the science-fiction-will-be-real-in-our-lifetime dept.

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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  1. Galaxies? by 1u3hr · · Score: 5, Insightful
    or perhaps use this for colonizing other galaxies

    Getting ahead of ourselves, arent we?

    Why don't we check out the 400 billion stars in our own galaxy first?

    Or is it you don't know what a galaxy is?

    (Sorry, is that too many rhetorical questions?)

  2. Re:That juicy t-bone steak by Ethanol-fueled · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Many vegans have the righteous "anti-establishment" mentality while refusing to understand that humans are omnivores and have been engineered to eat meats and plants. We need plants for minerals and meats for amino acids.