Japanese scientists make breakthrough in cloning a woolly mammoth
By DW
27 March 2019 |
5:25 am
Cells recovered from a 28,000-year-old mammoth have shown signs of life. Although experts say the prehistoric beasts are unlikely to be walking among us soon, cell-regeneration technology could have other benefits.
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