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Plant Sciences, Zoology & Evolution / How might completion of the mammoth genome bring mammoths back to life?
« on: 26/01/2009 02:54:34 »
This quote from, http://www.aussmc.org/mammoth_dna.php
"Does this genome sequence mean that in a few years we can bring back the mammoth? - far from it. Just because we know the DNA code of something does not mean we can genetically tinker with it to the extent required to recreate extinct organisms - this kind of progress is still a pipe-dream."
Dr Michael Bunce, Head of the Ancient DNA Laboratory at Murdoch University, Western Australia
"Does this genome sequence mean that in a few years we can bring back the mammoth? - far from it. Just because we know the DNA code of something does not mean we can genetically tinker with it to the extent required to recreate extinct organisms - this kind of progress is still a pipe-dream."
Dr Michael Bunce, Head of the Ancient DNA Laboratory at Murdoch University, Western Australia