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Thursday, October 28, 2010

Photo: Mammoths to Return? DNA Advances Spur Resurrection Debate


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Woolly mammoths, Neandertals, and other long-dead animals may soon roam the countryside again, resurrected through new advances in genetic engineering, some scientists say.

But other researchers think that the ravages of time make that impossible—no matter the level of technology.

Photograph by John Cancalosi/NGS