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Kyoto University team to Siberia this summer to search for frozen mammoth tissue cells. If the expedition did not succeed, the team is confident that the appropriate cells can be obtained from mammoths preserved in the Russian research laboratory.
"Preparation for realizing this goal have been made," said Akira Iritani team leader, team leader and professor emeritus of Kyoto University, told AP on Sunday (01/16/2011).
This effort would go a long way, because previous attempts to clone extinct animals have failed because the core of the cell was too badly damaged by ice crystals. But in 2008, Japanese scientists have cloned mice from cells that had been frozen for 16 years, raising hopes for the revival of this gigantic animal.
If the core can be successfully extracted, they will be incorporated into the egg cells of the African elephant from which the nucleus has been removed. The goal is to create an embryo which can then be implanted into the womb of an elephant.
"If a cloned embryo can be made, we need to discuss before planting into the uterus, a way to breed giant animals and whether to display to the public," Iritani said.
"Once the giant was born, we will study the ecology and genes to study why the species became extinct and other factors," he added. (okezone
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