So we can bring back a protein, but what about the whole animal?

Is it possible to resurrect a whole animal?A team of international researchers have brought back the primary component of mammoth blood using ancient DNA preserved in the bones from Siberian specimens 25 000 to 43 000 years old, but what are the prospects for the whole mammoth?

Professor , Director of the , part of the team that was responsible for obtaining the Mammoth DNA, talks about whether science is ready to take the next step.

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Alan was also in the Australian Higher Education Section talking about the possiblity of brining back whole animals. Read the article
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