Photo: Mice Frozen 16 Years Ago "Resurrected" by Cloning

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A mouse, left, was cloned from an original frozen 16 years ago.

The technique could eventually lead to the resurrection of extinct animals such as the woolly mammoth, scientists said in November 2008.

Image courtesy of the National Academy of Sciences

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