Scientists Will Attempt to Clone Mammoth

Japanese scientists seeking to clone prehistoric wooly mammoths are preparing their first frozen DNA samples in a bid to bring the beasts back to life.

Remnants of what scientists think is from mammoth bone marrow, muscle and skin were unearthed in August in the Siberian tundra, where they had been preserved in ice for thousands of years. Researchers at the Gifu Prefectural Science and Technology Promotion Center and Kinki University say it could take years to actually produce an animal. “There are many different problems to overcome,” said Hideyoshi Ichibashi of the Gifu Center.