First Cloned Endangered Species

[Debi]

1st clone of US endangered species, a ferret, announced

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Scientists have cloned the first U.S. endangered species, a black-footed ferret duplicated from the genes of an animal that died over 30 years ago. The slinky predator...

apnews.com

 

[Lynne]

I think this is great , now for the wooly mammoth !

 

[Debi]

I think this is great , now for the wooly mammoth !

Funny you should bring that up...we just found some.

Mammoth find: The oldest DNA ever sequenced comes from ancient mystery mammoth

Frozen creatures seem to emerge from the permafrost of Siberia all the time, but what has made one mammoth such a huge find goes far beyond its size.

www.syfy.com

 

[ozentity]

That's great, ferrets are one of my favorite animals and hunting companions. They are slinky and stinky.

 

[Debi]

That's great, ferrets are one of my favorite animals and hunting companions. They are slinky and stinky.

LOL That is one of the best descriptions of them I've heard, Oz. My daughter in law had two for awhile. Man, they can really stink!

 

[ozentity]

LOL That is one of the best descriptions of them I've heard, Oz. My daughter in law had two for awhile. Man, they can really stink!

They do. The smell reminds me of being out in the bush rabbit catching so I strangely like it. I may be the only person who does, lol.

 

[Debi]

Have another one for Lynne that could be cloned.

An Extinct Cave Bear's DNA Was Still Readable After 360,000 Years

A tiny ear bone belonging to a cave bear that died some 360,000 years ago has yielded the oldest genome not sourced from permafrost. The newly sequenced genome is offering new insights into the evolution of cave bears and how climate change can precipitate the emergence of entirely new species.

gizmodo.com

 

[Lynne]

These articles were so fascinating. Let’s clone the little bear too. I’d pay to go see both.