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Frozen Mice Cloned 272

m0rphin3 writes "Japanese scientists have cloned mice whose bodies were frozen for as long as 16 years and said on Monday it may be possible to use the technique to resurrect mammoths and other extinct species. Could we finally see Jurassic Park become a reality, or perhaps use this for colonizing other galaxies?"
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Frozen Mice Cloned

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  • Reality vs Scifi (Score:1, Interesting)

    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday November 05, 2008 @01:06PM (#25644753)

    Interesting as we progress technology where it correlates with (hard boiled) science fiction and where it does not. We really are getting close to this stuff aren't we?

  • by Ethanol-fueled ( 1125189 ) * on Wednesday November 05, 2008 @01:13PM (#25644915) Homepage Journal
    That's why this type of research needs to continue to push forward.

    We could be eating fresh prime rib almost every day without worrying about ethical issues concerning the raising of animals in inhumane conditions, and we'd be cutting down on the methane as well as not having to pump our meat full of hormones and antibiotics. It's much easier to grow a mass of muscle cells and raise them to maturity than it would be to grow an entire animal from scratch. I'll gladly be a guinea pig as I don't care of the meat looks like a softball so long as it tastes good.
  • Comment removed (Score:5, Interesting)

    by account_deleted ( 4530225 ) on Wednesday November 05, 2008 @01:15PM (#25644973)
    Comment removed based on user account deletion
  • I told the waiter (Score:3, Interesting)

    by Dareth ( 47614 ) on Wednesday November 05, 2008 @03:35PM (#25647635)

    ... that steak was so good I wouldn't mind meeting the cow, um er well too late I guess.

    About 5-10 years from now
    Me: Give me a '08 Fb795 ribeye please medium rare...
    Waiter: An excellent choice, good vintage there.

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