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Ten Extinct Beasts That Could Walk The Earth Again
News Scientist ^
| 1/07/2009
| Staff Writers
Posted on 01/09/2009 10:20:15 AM PST by ex-Texan
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To: KarlInOhio
“The Volkswagen Beetle-sized “colossal” armadillo, with its spiky, club-like tail, once rumbled across the South American countryside, and some might fancy seeing it do so again.”
This would work well for border patrol.
To: ex-Texan
January 20th, an extinct Beast will come back to life; the Clinton Administration.
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posted on
01/09/2009 6:46:10 PM PST
by
Redcitizen
(This tagline is 100% recycled from other taglines.)
To: KarlInOhio
Finally an armadillo that will be able to cross the road. Pshaw.
Just contact the Lone Star Beer Company. I believe they know where the giant armadillo is.
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01/09/2009 6:56:38 PM PST
by
Knitebane
(Happily Microsoft free since 1999.)
To: TerP26
Id pay to see a live woolly mammoth Why would you? They were just big hairy Elephants. Except for the fur coat and longer tusks they were basically the same. Now, if you are talking T-Rex I might pay to see one but it had better be contained very well indeed.
On the serious side, I think we should leave well enough alone, there is a reason these animals are extinct and it isn't because humans killed them off.
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posted on
01/09/2009 8:02:32 PM PST
by
calex59
To: KarlInOhio
Armadillo tastes like chicken. Really it does. Too bad they carry leprosy.
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posted on
01/10/2009 8:22:37 AM PST
by
wildbill
To: gargoyle
we alrady have Neanderthals. Predominant characteristic is red hair. The Scots.
And we want your cattle and lassies.
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posted on
01/10/2009 8:32:25 AM PST
by
wildbill
To: ex-Texan
anyone have any Ronald Reagan DNA?
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posted on
01/10/2009 8:32:49 AM PST
by
Elle Bee
To: AuH2ORepublican
I thought of the passenger pidgeon also. MMMMMM> pidgeon pie was a delicacy often mentioned in early American journals.
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01/10/2009 8:33:31 AM PST
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wildbill
To: Antoninus; KevinDavis
Replace “scientist” with “churchgoer” and the statement remains equally true.
Just saying.
To: ex-Texan
Even if the specimen is dried or frozen, depurination leads to a DNA sequence that is impossible to reconstruct with certainty. Trying to go from that reconstructed DNA to a living organism is pretty unlikely.
From
this source: The production of authentic ancient DNA sequences is plagued by five major difficulties that we will discuss in this chapter. These are (i) polymerase errors resulting from experimental conditions and/or inhibitors of the fossil extract, (ii) modification of ancient DNA sequences carrying miscoding lesions, (iii) contamination by modern DNA (including products of previous PCR and cloning reactions), (iv) modification of contaminant DNA (i.e., DNA of more recent origin that has been modified by natural processes or decontamination procedures such as UV irradiation and/or treatment with bleach), (v) production by jumping PCR of chimeric PCR products between depurinated fossil DNA fragments, possibly of a different origin, and contaminating modern DNA molecules.
See also
McMaster Ancient DNA Centre.
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posted on
01/10/2009 8:38:02 AM PST
by
aruanan
To: dfwgator
A Detroit Lion who actually knows how to play football? No. You can only recover DNA from creatures that once existed.
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01/10/2009 10:26:53 AM PST
by
Grizzled Bear
("Does not play well with others.")
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