Back from the dead

6 December 2006by Jacqui Hayes

Cosmos Online

Scientists are racing to clone the extinct woolly mammoth and other prehistoric beasts, perhaps one day creating a real life 'prehistoric zoo'.

One day we may again hear the roar of a woolly mammoth as it is brought down by a group of Neanderthal hunters, as scientists race to resurrect long dead animals with modern cloning technology.

It may seem like science fiction, but it's not. Not even ten years after the first mammal was cloned, scientists are racing to clone the first extinct species.

February 2007 marks ten years since Scottish scientists announced they had successfully cloned Dolly the sheep. It was a huge accomplishment, and the culmination of decades of research. Now she sits at the top of a long list of clones including cats, pigs, cows, a dog, monkeys, horses, and goats.

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http://www.cosmosmagazine.com/node/903