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the article is in Dutch :
http://www.knack.be/nieuws/wetensch...facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=knack
so, I'll tell in short what it is about
the woolly mammoth differs from the asian elephant by only 14 genes
in fact the mammoth was an elephant that was adapted to cold : the woolly fur, more fat under the skin, smaller ears, ...
scientists have been able to reconstruct these 14 genes
now they have alive elephant cells with mammoth DNA in it
they could clone a mammoth, but there are ethical objections : the female asian elephant would have to be 22 months pregnant, and it is not sure that the mammoth she'll give birth to will survive
this whole project could also produce medical progress for humans
well, here is the article in English, so you can read it yourself :
http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/news/uk_news/Science/article1534517.ece
http://www.knack.be/nieuws/wetensch...facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=knack
so, I'll tell in short what it is about
the woolly mammoth differs from the asian elephant by only 14 genes
in fact the mammoth was an elephant that was adapted to cold : the woolly fur, more fat under the skin, smaller ears, ...
scientists have been able to reconstruct these 14 genes
now they have alive elephant cells with mammoth DNA in it
they could clone a mammoth, but there are ethical objections : the female asian elephant would have to be 22 months pregnant, and it is not sure that the mammoth she'll give birth to will survive
this whole project could also produce medical progress for humans
well, here is the article in English, so you can read it yourself :
http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/news/uk_news/Science/article1534517.ece