Archive for November 2008

Mammoth Genes Decoded — Clones on the way?

Nov 19th, 2008 | By Rebecca | Category: News, Science

Using hairs from woolly mammoths, scientists have sequenced an extensive genome of these elephant cousins, a new report says.
The development brings researchers a step closer to “resurrecting” the extinct species via cloning, though so many technical obstacles stand in the way that some experts doubt it could ever happen.
(See “Mammoths to Return? DNA Advances Spur [...]