How to Clone a Mammoth: Science of De-Extinction

An international team of scientists recently sequenced the complete genome of the woolly mammoth. Led by the Swedish Museum of Natural History in Stockholm, the work opens the door to recreate the huge herbivore, which last roamed the Earth 4,000 years ago.   Ancient bones in cold, remote places Beth Shapiro searches for old bones in remote places. On a field trip to the Klondike gold fields in Canada’s Yukon Territory, the expert in ancient DNA from the University of...

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