Scientists Recover Wooly Mammoth Blood

westtxfun writes "'Russian scientists claimed Wednesday they have discovered blood in the carcass of a woolly mammoth, adding that the rare find could boost their chances of cloning the prehistoric animal.' As scientists unearthed the recent find, very dark blood flowed out from beneath the mammoth, and the muscle tissue was red. This is the best-preserved specimen found so far and they are hopeful they can recover DNA and clone a mammoth. Semyon Grigoriev, one of the researchers, said, 'The approximate age of this animal is about 10,000 years old. It has been preserved thanks to the special conditions, due to the fact that it did not defrost and then freeze again. We suppose that the mammoth fell into water or got bogged down in a swamp, could not free herself and died. Due to this fact the lower part of the body, including the lower jaw, and tongue tissue, was preserved very well. The upper torso and two legs, which were in the soil, were gnawed by prehistoric and modern predators and almost did not survive.'"

Comments

Eat it, Charlie Sheen

[Mystakaphoros]

Tiger blood is just so passe now.

Re:Eat it, Charlie Sheen

[localman57]

Have you ever seen what it takes to get an elephant certified as "free range"? Seriously, if they have 5 feet to move in each direction, that qualifies. Regulation in the elephant farming industry is a joke.

I know it's wrong, but personally I like elephant veal. Yeah, I know. Some AC is going to point out that technically veal has to be made out of cows. But you know what I mean. There isn't an English word for "elephant veal."

Re:Eat it, Charlie Sheen

[FictionPimp]

velephant.

All of the modern conveniences will now be ours

[Dahamma]

Wooly mammoth vacuum cleaners, wooly mammoth shower heads, the possibilities for the modern stone age family are endless...

Re:Photo Op

[Anonymous Coward]

Being a pretentious douche, however, is universal (ok, maybe not among those aboriginal groups).

Survive?

[ThatsNotPudding]

The upper torso and two legs, which were in the soil, were gnawed by prehistoric and modern predators and almost did not survive.

"I do not think that word means what you think it means."

10,000 years old?

[nawcom]

Looks like mammoths are able to breathe under water as well as be alive before the Christian god created the universe. Damn you Satan, quit tricking with us!

Re:Photo Op

[ogrizzo]

Eating meat nearly raw is mostly an American custom (ok, and some aboriginal groups'). So is drinking beer so cold you can't feel any taste.

Actually what you call rare in the US, is called well done in continental Europe.

Re:Half life of DNA is 521 years...

[bmxeroh]

Maybe in this case we can use an elephant? The last thing I want is an elephant sized creature that can grab things at a distance with its tongue at blindingly fast speed. Not to mention could you imagine how high/far it could jump? It would be terrifying.