November 7, 2008
it’s alive!!!
Japanese scientists created clones from a mouse that had been dead for fifteen years.
It is the first time they have been able to clone a frozen animal.
The Japanese researchers say their work will benefit mankind — and could be used to bring back extinct animals such as the woolly mammoth or sabre tooth tiger.
…It had been thought that ice crystals destroyed the DNA in frozen cells, making them unusable. But the Japanese team used brain cells and believe the high fat content of brains and the protection of the skull reduced the damage.
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