Japanese scientist have recently release plans to clone the ancient woolly mammoth, for an exhibit in a safari park in Siberia. The plan is to extra viable sperm DNA from the remains of woolly mammoths buried in Siberia. Scientist then plan to inject the sperm into a female elephant, hoping to eventually create an animal that is 88% mammoth.
Other scientists however, claim that it is extremely unlikely to find viable DNA to use for cloning. And that even if they did find usable DNA and clone a mammoth that it would be unethical because the environment for woolly mammoths does not exist another. If created they would just be raised as an exhibit.
Never the less, Japanese scientists are determined, and have trips to Siberia planned to excavate remains. The project is being called The Mammoth Creation Project.
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2005/04/0408_050408_woollymammoth.html
By: Kaitlyn Gordon
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