Frozen mice cloned - are woolly mammoths next? - how about Ted Williams?

reuters ^ | Mon Nov 3, 2008 5:30pm EST

[JoeProBono]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Japanese scientists have cloned mice whose bodies were frozen for as long 16 years and said on Monday it may be possible to use the technique to resurrect mammoths and other extinct species..."There is hope in bringing Ted Williams back, after all," cloning and stem cell expert John Gearhart of the University of Pennsylvania said in an e-mail. The family of Williams, the Boston Red Sox hitter, had his body frozen by cryogenics firm Alcor after he died in 2002..."

[bigheadfred]

Always wondered where the inspiration for Alpo came from. Hannibal Lecter would be proud. :-)

[wildbill]

There have been so many stories about mammoths over the last few years, I believe the mad cloners have been ‘grooming’ the populace to accept hairy mammoth cloning.

Look for one to lumber through your backyard any day now—and remember you heard it here first.

[outlawjake]

maybe they can clone some cavemen to be used in geico commercials...

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