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Woolly mammoth might be brought back to life
Money Times ^
| 11-20-08
| Jaspreet Kaur
Posted on 11/20/2008 4:42:05 PM PST by dynachrome
November 20, 2008: The extinct woolly mammoth’s genome has been sequenced by the scientists. This mammoth existed on the surface of earth some 10,000 years ago.
Scientists believe that ultimately they will be able to create extinct creatures that existed within the last 100,000 years, provided there is suitable genetic material available.
Stephan C. Schuster, the Penn State University biochemistry professor who co-authored the new research, said, “Previous studies on extinct organisms have generated only small amounts of data.”
He further added, “Our data set is 100 times more extensive than any other published data set for an extinct species, demonstrating that ancient DNA studies can be brought up the same level as modern genome projects.”
The genome sequencing can help future researchers to bring the woolly mammoth back to life by inserting these DNA sequences into the genome of the modern day elephant.
(Excerpt) Read more at themoneytimes.com ...
TOPICS: Culture/Society; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: dna; jurrasicpark; woolymammoth
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To: Grunthor
sounds like something Sarah Palin would come up with
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posted on
11/20/2008 5:10:57 PM PST
by
ari-freedom
(So this is how Liberty dies... with thunderous applause)
To: ari-freedom
So do you dislike all conservatives or just the women?
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posted on
11/20/2008 5:11:28 PM PST
by
Grunthor
(bush04 - 62, 040, 610 mccain08 - 58, 164, 693.......Moving left is NOT the answer!)
To: ryan71
Not yet, ran out of eye bleach .... give it some time ...
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posted on
11/20/2008 5:12:02 PM PST
by
SkyDancer
("Talent Without Ambition Is Sad, Ambition Without Talent Is Worse")
To: dynachrome
“Ladies and gentlemen, I give you ... Jurassic Park.”
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posted on
11/20/2008 5:19:03 PM PST
by
IronJack
(=)
To: BunnySlippers
You’ll need a big pooper scooper for it!
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posted on
11/20/2008 5:21:10 PM PST
by
dynachrome
(Obama yunikku khinaaziir)
To: dynachrome
Cool,what is the bag limit?
KaBlam!
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posted on
11/20/2008 5:21:10 PM PST
by
BallyBill
(Serial Hit-N-Run poster)
To: dynachrome
Cool? yeah, but inserting mammoth DNA into an elephant will produce am elephant with extra hair not a woolly mammoth, won't it?
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posted on
11/20/2008 5:29:11 PM PST
by
count-your-change
(You don't have be brilliant, not being stupid is enough.)
To: dynachrome
Great....
Let's clone the original Founders and dump the current crop of greedy globalists.
By 2030 we ought to be in good shape again.
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posted on
11/20/2008 5:30:31 PM PST
by
AC-130 Gunship
(Odinga-Hussein 0bama: Ushering in a new Reich of hell of thru "diversity" and Marxism.)
To: Verginius Rufus
If they are going to bring back Wooly Mammoths, they have to bring back saber tooth tigers. Oh, so cool!
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posted on
11/20/2008 5:39:26 PM PST
by
6SJ7
(Atlas Shrugged Mode: ON)
To: AC-130 Gunship
Let's clone the original Founders and dump the current crop of greedy globalists. Great Idea !
Culture shock yes,,,but they could handle it.
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posted on
11/20/2008 6:12:46 PM PST
by
TYVets
To: All
To: 6SJ7
Yeah, they’re cool until you run into one while jogging or camping in the backwoods.
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posted on
11/20/2008 7:17:34 PM PST
by
hattend
(Sarah Palin has run a fishing business, a city, and a state. All Obama has done is run his mouth.)
To: dynachrome
Yeah,but they shed something fierce
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