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20.11.2008, 22:12

Mammoth task: could DNA discovery see woolly beasts revived?

Scientists in the U.S. have discovered the genetic code of the woolly mammoth, an animal that's been extinct since the Ice Age. It's led to fevered speculation that there might one day be hope of reviving it.

Baby mammoth will ‘live’ 500 years

Published: 19 June, 2008, 18:32
Edited: 27 September, 2009, 18:30


Scientists say the body of a prehistoric mammoth, found in Russia, can be preserved for another 500 years. The frozen remains, weighing 50kg, were discovered in the Yamalo-Nenets region in the Urals May last year.

 
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danny September 27, 2009, 06:39 quote
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I was just wondering, how do the scientist suggest all these mammoths died. Are any of them thought to be killed by an avalanche?

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