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Cloning From the Frozen Dead

Wednesday, November 5, 2008

Scientists Reportedly Clone Mice From Frozen Bodies, Expand Cloning Possibilities  

Scientists in Japan say they have successfully cloned a mouse from a body that had been frozen for 16 years, theoretically opening the door to a range of possibilities from preserving endangered animals, to resurrecting extinct animals to cloning Ted Williams. 

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Scientists in Japan have claimed to successfully reared mice cloned frozen tissue without using cryopreservation tools currently available. The researchers are suggesting the technique could pave the way for cloning endangered or extinct animals that are frozen, but not cryogenically preserved.

The authors of the study made no bones about what they believe the implications of their work could be.

“It has been suggested that the ‘resurrection’ of frozen extinct species, such as the woolly mammoth, is impracticable, as no live cells are available, and the genomic material that remains is inevitably degraded,” wrote the authors in the Monday edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

But the researchers say they got around the dead tissue issue by adapting new fertilization techniques for damaged sperm into a cloning technique for damaged frozen tissue. The authors of the study concluded these “techniques could be used to ‘resurrect’ animals or maintain valuable genomic stocks from tissues frozen for prolonged periods without any cryopreservation.” [Source: ABCNEWS]

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Newark Airport Shuttle

Travelling is one of the best thing to do. Almost everyone travels especially businessmen going into meetings or simply ordinary people or family loved to travel.  Unfortunately, transportation is the one main issue when traveling, especially if you’re new to the place you are going to. A lot of travelers would prefer to have a safe ground transportation services when going to the airports. And if you’re looking for an affordable, reliable and safe ground transaportaion throughtout New York City and it’s surrounding suburbs, Newark Airport Shuttle would be the right choice. Why? They have modern vans with separate luggage compartment, uplholstered seating, airconditionning/heating and driver two-way radio dispatch, plus GO Airlink Shuttles services are always on time so you are assured of no-missed flights. You can make reservations online via their website 24/7 or make phone reservations from 6 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. GO Airlink Shuttle is an official permit holder by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, authorizing us to load on the inner curb just outside of baggage claim. Passengers won’t have far to walk to reach us. Companies without this official status are not legally able to offer this service!

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