Jurassic Park gets (a bit more) plausible


	Jurassic Park gets (a bit more) plausible

Fast T friend

5-20-2008 3:20 AM

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gene, extinct, tasmanian, tiger

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Functioning gene of extinct animal gives hope for studying long-lost species.

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5-20-2008 5:20 AM

Silkweaver

Interesting. There are also efforts in Japan to resurrect a Mammoth. Mammoth DNA samples are injected into an elephant egg trying to clone the animal. No success as yet.

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