Biologists and genetic scientists in California are working on a project to bring back extinct animals.
But before you start imagining T-Rex stomping through your local shopping mall, be assured that dinosaurs are off the menu. That’s because there’s no DNA in dinosaur fossils. And without DNA, as one genetic scientist says: “You Can’t Clone from Stone.”
At a recent TEDx conference, experts from all sides of the “de-extinction” issue spoke about the pros and cons of re-animating long-dead creatures.
Evolutionary biologist Beth Shapiro boiled down the complex process of cloning a woolly mammoth, starting with creating a genetic blueprint.
Source: The California Report Science