Sequencing the nuclear genome of the extinct woolly mammoth
http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v456/n7220/full/nature07446.html
Scientist from the USA and Russia reported genome-wide sequence of woolly mammoth in Nature on Nov 20. The researchers determined 3.3 billion (80%) of the 4.17 billion bases of sequence from two mammoth specimens. The divergence between the two specimens is 1.5-2.0 Myr. The estimated divergence rate between mammoth and African elephant is half of that between human and chimpanzee.
It is a step forward to resurrecting a mammoth. Gon, a Stone age boy of a Japanese anime, often eats round slices of mammoths together with his family. Many Japanese wished to eat it, but it was obviously impossible. How soon will I be able to eat mammoth steak?
Gon and a mammoth slice.
http://pierrot.jp/title/gon/gon/gon-mv.jpg
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